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Free Market Groups to McConnell: Don’t Fast-Track the Patriot Act

April 27, 2015

Today, a coalition of free market groups sent a letter to Senate leadership expressing strong opposition to the Senate’s latest attempt to fast-track a reauthorization...


Giving Away Mobile Data For Free Shouldn’t Be Illegal: Berin Szoka in the Heartland Daily Podcast

April 24, 2015

Some mobile providers offer customers free, “zero-rated” access to selected websites or services, like Spotify or ESPN, in addition to customers’ regular paid data usage....


Blocking Comcast-TWC Won’t Increase Competition

April 23, 2015

Today, the WSJ reported that Federal Communications Commission staff recommended the agency designate a hearing for Comcast’s proposed merger with Time Warner, signalling that the...


McConnell’s 215 Reauthorization Does Nothing to Protect Americans’ Privacy

April 22, 2015

Last night, Senator Mitch McConnell introduced a bill to reauthorize Section 215 of the Patriot Act through 2020 without ending blanket surveillance of innocent Americans....


Fix Cyber Information Sharing Bill, Free Market Groups Urge

April 17, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. — A coalition of free-market groups issued an open letter to Members of Congress, urging them to consider amendments to the National Cybersecurity...


Could Title II Mean the End of Free Mobile Offerings?

April 14, 2015

Today, NCTA, CTIA, and ACA filed lawsuits against the FCC’s Open Internet Order, which was published in the Federal Register yesterday. The rules will go...