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Apple eBooks Case: Supreme Court Refuses to Defend Permissionless Innovation
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court declined to review a Second Circuit decision that held Apple violated the antitrust laws by fixing ebook prices...
FCC Violates Basic Legal Principles in Rush to Regulate Set-Top Boxes
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the FCC voted on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would force pay-tv or multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to change...
How the FCC Overruled State Municipal Broadband: Berin Szoka in WashingTech
In the ongoing effort to provide greater access to fast, affordable internet, many have looked to municipal broadband as the solution. However, these government-run broadband...
FCC’s War on Set-Top Boxes is Short-Sighted and a Costly Distraction
WASHINGTON D.C. — Yesterday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his plans to force pay-tv or multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to change their existing equipment...
FCC Should Approve Charter-TWC Merger without Conditions
On October 13, TechFreedom, the International Center for Law and Economics and the Competitive Enterprise Institute urged the Federal Communications Commission to approve the merger...
FTC’s Competition Policy Statement is Long Overdue
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Federal Trade Commission released a policy statement defining the FTC’s Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) authority, paralleling the policy statements...