Digital Liberty advocates for a consumer-driven market free from heavy regulation or taxation of the Internet, technology, telecommunications, video games, and media.
Antitrust
Keep Government out of App Stores
By: Katie McAuliffe Mobile app stores should not be the subject of an antitrust investigation. The focus of antitrust should be and has been focused on consumer welfare, not preferencing one competitor over another. Some companies trying to take advantage of new found antitrust zeal to expand their bottom line,…
Biden's Broadband Bust
Biden Kicks Municipal Broadband Dead Horse
By: Noah Vehafric President Biden announced his “American Jobs Plan” – a two trillion dollar spending package meant to target all sorts of infrastructural issues. Here at Digital Liberty we are taking the magnifying glass to see how the President’s Plan will impact technology and broadband. Biden’s plan “prioritizes…
Biden's Broadband Bust
Biden’s Broadband Bust Built on a Faulty Premise
By Katie McAuliffe and Noah Vehafric President Biden announced his “American Jobs Plan” – a two trillion dollar spending package meant to target all sorts of infrastructural issues. Here at Digital Liberty we are taking the magnifying glass to see how the President’s Plan will impact technology and broadband. …
Bad Proposals
Symmetrical Broadband Speeds Expand the Digital Divide
By: Noah Vehafric There’s been a lot of talk lately on how the U.S. defines broadband – one aspect of this conversation is how we accept a difference in downstream and upstream capabilities. Many have been calling for 100-100 “symmetrical speed” requirements. This is where upload speeds would match download…
Antitrust
Antitrust Spillover Has Already Begun
By Noah Vehafric At the recent House Antitrust Subcommittee hearing, Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) said that the proposals to change antitrust law which are under consideration by the subcommittee would not apply to the entire economy. Unfortunately, that’s just not true. At that same hearing, Commissioner of the…
5G
FCC Commissioner Carr’s Plan for 5G Forward
By Katie McAuliffe and Noah Vehafric At an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute, Commissioner Brendan Carr outlined his plan to keep the United States at the forefront of 5G deployment. His plan sets out specific swaths of spectrum to investigate possible better uses and a fresh…
Antitrust
NEW POLL: Americans Don’t want to Break Up Big Tech
By: Noah Vehafric On Friday, February 26, the economic intelligence and research firm Morning Consult published the results of a survey Commissioned by NetChoice to understand how the American public felt the issues of antitrust, big tech, and the need for reform. The results are telling. The…
Internet Freedom
Get the Quilting Needles: A Patchwork Net Neutrality May Be The Future
By: Noah Vehafric After the FCC Approved its Restoring Internet Freedom Order, California passed SB822, the “California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018.” This law was an attempt by the State of California to install net neutrality on the state level after the federal government tossed…