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AI
Senator Cruz Leads on AI
By James Erwin Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz moved to reify President Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan with legislation. At a Commerce Committee hearing with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michale Kratsios, Senator Cruz introduced a five-pillar framework for a comprehensive AI package, along with…
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The Senate misses its moment on AI, but the fight is far from over
By James Erwin The U.S. is currently winning the artificial intelligence race with China, just barely. President Trump has articulated a vision for American dominance of AI, but the Senate has already undermined this goal by stripping a much-needed moratorium on state AI regulation from One Big, Beautiful Bill. To realize…
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FCC Adds Foreign-Made Routers to Covered List for National Security Reasons
By Blake Reed On March 23, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission took a significant step to strengthen cybersecurity by updating its covered list to include all consumer-grade routers produced in any foreign country. This move, announced by the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau,…
FCC
USF Contribution Factor Set at 37.0% for Q2 2026
By Blake Reed Last week, the Federal Communications Commission announced the proposed Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor for the second quarter of 2026. The new rate will be 37.0 percent — a slight decrease from the 37.6 percent that applied in Q1 2026…
Biden's Broadband Bust
Connecting the Swamp: How Arielle Roth Exposed DC’s BEAD Fraud
By James Erwin It is rare to see great shoe-leather investigative reporting these days. It is all the rarer for that reporting to come from a government official who should the one the press is holding accountable. In an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal this week, NTIA…
Broadband
FCC Moves to Modernize Networks through Deregulation
By James Erwin Yesterday, the FCC announced plans to scrap old regulations standing in the way of network modernization. Peeling back layers of reporting requirements and government approvals will speed up the transition from copper to all-fiber networks. Given the recent rise in copper theft, this comes not a moment…
AI
California Unions Fight AI Efficiency
By James Erwin Government workers and the unions that represent them are always in the business of making government more expensive. It is a self-evident truth that it is in their interest to inflate costs with boosted salaries, larded pensions, and excessive paid vacation. It makes sense, then, that they…
Regulation
Maryland has too many cooks in the regulatory kitchen
By Nate Norris Could tennis be effectively played with 6 people? How about 16? Such a distinction is lost on Maryland’s regulatory telecommunication bodies, whose onerous regulations and conflicting requirements turned the installation of a single utility pole into a regulatory feud in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. The tale begins…
FCC
FCC Votes to Boost Power Levels in the 6GHz Band
By James Erwin At today’s open meeting, the FCC voted to intensify unlicensed use of the 6GHz band. This is a positive move for innovation that will help boost signals for WiFi and stronger infrastructure for cutting-edge technology. At the Commission’s January open meeting, this item will be considered alongside…
Antitrust
Digital Liberty op-ed in RealClear Markets: Shareholders, Not Bureaucrats, Should Decide the WBD Merger
By Nate Norris On January 27, 2026, RealClear Markets published an op-ed on Netflix’s bid to purchase Warner Bros.-Discovery by Digital Liberty’s Executive Director James Erwin. The op-ed stands behind the financial decisions of Netflix and the shareholders at WBD and makes a case against federal attempts to prevent…