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Biden's Broadband Bust
Coalition Opposes Bad Broadband Proposals
A coalition of center-right organizations sent an open letter to Senators asking for common sense policies to expand broadband adoption without needlessly wasting taxpayer dollars or empowering unelected bureaucrats. You can read the letter below or as a pdf by clicking HERE July 23, 2021 RE: Broadband Infrastructure…
Bad Proposals
Biden Administration Calls to Revive Repealed Net Neutrality Rules
By: Noah Vehafric Last week the Biden Administration released a sweeping Executive Order to supercharge antitrust enforcement across the federal government. The Order, designed to “promote competition in the American economy,” is a grab bag of various policy proposals; including calling on the FCC to “consider adopting” Title II-style…
FCC
Digital Liberty Submits Comments Asking to Preserve 12.2–12.7 GHz Band for Flexible Use
By: Katie McAuliffe Digital Liberty submitted comments with Americans for Tax Reform to the FCC supporting the use of the 12.2–12.7 GHz band by satellite operators. Incumbents in this band have underutilized this portion of the spectrum for 15 years. You can read our comments below or by clicking…
Bad Proposals
FTC Slams Through Changes in Awkward Meeting
By: Katie McAuliffe Barely two weeks into the job, in what seems like a hurried attempt at a grand debut of regulatory change, Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman, Lina Khan, set the tone for her term at the commission: no transparency, no discussion, and rule by a simple majority. The Commission…
AI
U.S. Watchdog Announces Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
By: Noah Vehafric The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report detailing a new framework for accountable use of artificial intelligence by federal agencies. This report sets out four key principles for government administrators to emphasize: governance, data, performance, and monitoring. Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office A deeper look into…
Broadband
Don’t Waste This Moment to Close the Digital Divide on Bad Policies
By: Katie McAuliffe Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a panel entitled “Investing in Broadband to Narrow the Digital Divide.” This panel featured: Mike O’Reilly, former Commissioner of the FCC Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA Jay Schwarz, VP of Comcast for Public Policy Brett Kilbourne, General Counsel for the Utilities technology Council. It…
Bad Proposals
Digital Liberty Joins Coalition Opposing BRIDGE Act
Digital Liberty signed a letter opposing the BRIDGE Act. This legislation would increase the size and scope of the federal government negatively affecting broadband deployment, while also limiting the constitutionally delegated power of states over their own subdivisions. You can read the full letter below or click HERE…
Bad Proposals
Symmetrical Municipal Broadband is Not What Small Business Needs
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business held a hearing entitled “Supporting Small Entities through investments in the National Infrastructure: Broadband.” This hearing provided an opportunity for members and special interest alike to repeat the fruitless goals of the Biden Broadband Bust from arbitrary symmetrical speed…