Digital Liberty advocates for a consumer-driven market free from heavy regulation or taxation of the Internet, technology, telecommunications, video games, and media.
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,…
5G
Digital Liberty Submits Comments on The View’s Bona Fide News Program Controversy
By Blake Reed Digital Liberty has filed reply comments in the ongoing debate over whether ABC’s daytime talk show The View qualifies as a “bona fide news interview program” under Section 315 of the Communications Act. In its filing in MB Docket No. 26-124, Digital Liberty made…
Uncategorized
Digital Liberty Submits Comments to the FCC urging Preemption of California’s Outdated Copper Rules
By Blake Reed Digital Liberty has filed reply comments supporting AT&T’s petition to the FCC requesting preemption of California regulations that are blocking the retirement of outdated copper networks and the transition to modern fiber and wireless service. In its comments in support of AT&T’s Petition…
Regulation
FCC Creates “Licensing Assembly Line” for Space
By Blake Reed America’s commercial space sector is moving at rocket speed, but for years one of the biggest bottlenecks has been the Federal Communications Commission’s own satellite licensing process. That is finally starting to change. On July 1, 2026, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced that…
Antitrust
The EU Keeps Changing the Rules to Fine American Companies
By James Bighenti The EU has been relying on American companies to provide cloud services that they have made impossible to build in Europe. Then, as a condition of market access, they mandated interoperability, portability, and switching mechanisms for cloud service providers. American companies complied and ceded their competitive advantages, but now two American…
Broadband
USF Contribution Factor Hits Record 38.8% for Q3 2026: Another Hidden Tax Hike on American Consumers
By Blake Reed The Federal Communications Commission has announced that the Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor will rise to a record 38.8% for the third quarter of 2026. This marks yet another increase in one of the largest hidden taxes embedded in Americans’ phone and broadband bills.
Free Speech
The JAWBONE Act Would Finally Make Government Pay for Bullying Companies Into Censorship
By Blake Reed Digital Liberty is strongly endorsing new legislation that would finally give regular citizens real recourse when government officials pressure private companies to silence speech they dislike. Senators Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden introduced the JAWBONE Act — short…
FCC
Wireless Service Keeps Getting Cheaper: Americans Are Getting More for Less
By Blake Reed There’s some welcome relief for American pocketbooks: wireless service continues to buck the trend of rising costs, delivering dramatically better value year after year. Along with broadband, prices for wireless phone service continue to decline thanks to robust competition, market-driven spectrum policy, and a…
Broadband
11 Straight Years of Better Service at Lower Real Cost
By Blake Reed Good news for American families: broadband is one of the few things in the economy that keeps getting cheaper and better. According to the latest 2026 USTelecom Broadband Pricing Index (BPI), real (inflation-adjusted) prices for popular home internet plans fell again in…