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Real Lawyers Read the Footnotes, but Cite Them only when Relevant: A Response to Harold Feld on the FCC SpectrumCo Order

September 14, 2012

“Real lawyers read the footnotes!”—thus did Harold Feld chastise Geoff and Berin in a recent blog post about our CNET piece on the Verizon/SpectrumCo transaction....


FCC Authority Questioned In Wake of Verizon Deal Approval

August 29, 2012

“There’s a common misperception that the FCC somehow gets to review all deals in the communications industry,” said TechFreedom’s Berin Szoka in an interview with...


The Ugly Truth Behind the FCC’s Verizon Spectrum Approval

August 24, 2012

TechFreedom’s Berin Szoka and the International Center for Law & Economics ’ Geoffrey Manne recently penned an op-ed for CNET detailing some of the problems...


FCC Approves Verizon/SpectrumCo Deal but Sets Dangerous Precedent for Future Deals

August 23, 2012

Today, the Federal Communications Commission approved with conditions Verizon’s purchase of currently unused spectrum from cable companies, along with Verizon’s sale of other spectrum to...


DOJ Approves Verizon/SpectrumCo Deal, Yet Sets Dangerous Precedent for Deal Conditions

August 16, 2012

Today, the Department of Justice approved Verizon’s purchase of radio spectrum from cable companies that had considered using it to build their own wireless network...


TechFreedom Joins Coalition Letter Urging Approval of SpectrumCo Deal

June 12, 2012

Late last week, TechFreedom President Berin Szoka signed onto a coalition letter [ pdf ] with 14 other free-market organizations, including the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the...