Digital Liberty advocates for a consumer-driven market free from heavy regulation or taxation of the Internet, technology, telecommunications, video games, and media.
Broadband
EU Shows Government Regulation Expands the Digital Divide
By: Bridget Visconti There is a persistent myth that Europe somehow has better, cheaper broadband than the United States. Now we have even more hard data that shows this is not true. US broadband prices are decreasing, the network is more resilient, and US internet users have better and…
Bad Proposals
Biden Wants a BTOP 2.0
By: Katie McAuliffe 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. The Biden infrastructure…
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…