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Now in its 100th year, the FTC has become the Federal Technology Commission
Today marks the 99th anniversary of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which will be commemorated tomorrow by FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen in an public address...
E-Rate Reform Should Avoid Arbitrary Speed Goals, Urge TechFreedom & ICLE
TechFreedom and the International Center for Law & Economics recently filed comments on modernizing the federal E-Rate Program, which helps fund telecommunications services for schools...
Net Neutrality at the D.C. Circuit: The FCC’s Last Stand?
Today the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held oral arguments on the FCC’s Open Internet (Net Neutrality) Order in Verizon v. FCC. The following statement...
POM Wonderful: FTC Ban on Food Health Claims Violates First Amendment, Due Process
Today, TechFreedom joined the Alliance for Natural Health in an amicus brief asking the D.C. Circuit to strike down an FTC order requiring POM Wonderful...
FCC Botches Prison Payphone Reform with Price Controls Unlikely to Survive in Court
Today, the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order intended to lower prison payphone phone calling rates. Commissioner Ajit Pai dissented over concerns of the legality,...
Senate Should Confirm FCC Nominees So Agency Can Focus on Clearing Spectrum
Today, President Barack Obama nominated Mike O’Rielly to fill the GOP vacancy at the FCC. With the Senate Commerce Committee having just sent the nomination...