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Genachowski Offered Hope, Delivered Little of the Change We Needed

March 22, 2013

Today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his intention to resign from the Federal Communications Commission, two days after Republican Commissioner Robert McDowell. The following statement...


Transcript Now Available for “Tech Policy in 2013 Roundtable: The View from Communications Policy” Event

January 25, 2013

Quick links: Introductions Top Tech Issues in Next 3-5 Years Net Neutrality, the Digital Age Communications Act, and FCC Reform AT&T and Internet Transformation Video...


FTC Rightly Closes Google Antitrust Investigation Yet Sets Dangerous Precedent

January 3, 2013

Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it found no grounds for legal action on complaints about Google’s search and advertising practices. (The agency did,...


Time for Congress to Cancel the FTC’s Section 5 Antitrust Blank Check

December 20, 2012

A debate is brewing in Congress over whether to allow the Federal Trade Commission to sidestep decades of antitrust case law and economic theory to...


FTC’s Revised COPPA Rule Invites Court Challenge, Will Cripple Kids’ Sites

December 19, 2012

Today the Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. The following statement can be attributed to...


Section 5 of the FTC Act and Monopolization Cases: A Brief Primer

November 26, 2012

In the past two weeks, Members of Congress from  both   parties  have penned scathing letters to the FTC warning of the consequences (both to...