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Antitrust, not Net Neutrality, Should Govern Online Video Competition
The Wall Street Journal reports that “The Justice Department is conducting a wide-ranging antitrust investigation into whether cable companies are acting improperly to quash nascent...
Antitrust Groundhog Day, Starring Senator Kohl
Today, Geoffrey Manne , Executive Director of the International Center for Law & Economics, TechFreedom Senior Adjunct Fellow, and Lecturer in Law at Lewis &...
Blocking Verizon/SpectrumCo Deal Would Harm, not Help, Consumers
Yesterday, the International Center for Law and Economics and TechFreedom jointly filed comments [ pdf ] with the FCC on the Verizon SpectrumCo deal. In...
Courts, not FCC, Should Protect Free Speech against Mobile Service Shut-offs
Today, the FCC issued a Notice of Inquiry, responding to an emergency petition filed last August regarding temporary shutdown of mobile services by officers of...
FCC Wants $25 Million for Cell Phone Subsidy Program ‘Fraught with Fraud’
TechFreedom’s Larry Downes was quoted in US News & World Report , explaining the problems with Lifeline and a proposed pilot program to extend access...
Complete Overhaul of FCC Lifeline Program Is Not Enough
TechFreedom’s Larry Downes explains the problems with the Lifeline program on WebProNews . Although good intentions pushed its genesis, since there was no cap and...