Digital Liberty advocates for a consumer-driven market free from heavy regulation or taxation of the Internet, technology, telecommunications, video games, and media.
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…
deregulation
Digital Liberty Supports FCC’s Proposed Rules About Device Marketing
You might not realize that all connected devices go through a pretty strict testing process to ensure there isn’t any harmful interference with other devices that also use spectrum to communicate. Because of outdated rules manufactures product launches have been seriously delayed. Rather than being able to have test products,…
AV
PODCAST: Digital Liberty’s Katie McAuliffe on “She Thinks” Podcast
Digital Liberty Executive Director Katie McAuliffe appeared on last week’s “She Thinks” podcast hosted by Beverly Hallberg of the Independent Women’s Forum. This episode touched on a variety of relevant issues currently capturing the tech space; including how we should close digital divide, The Biden Broadband Plan, and…
Broadband
Errors in Germany’s Broadband Deployment
By: Katie McAuliffe Germany’s failure to incentivize private companies to invest in broadband infrastructure and deployment has led to them having very poor internet access. This should serve as an example to US policymakers who think that broadband networks can magically materialize by ignoring private sector investment in broadband. This…
deregulation
Digital Liberty Applauds 6th Circuit Ruling on Cable Franchises
By: Katie McAuliffe The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled this week in favor of the Federal Communications Commission, upholding its order which broadened the types of accepted contributions made towards franchising fees and protected broadband from having such fees. This ruling will reduce barriers and…
Regulation
Is Regulatory Complexity Harming Pipeline Security?
By: Noah Vehafric With the Transportation Security Administration releasing its first rules about pipeline cybersecurity, it is a good opportunity to take a look at the complex regulatory framework that pipeline operators face. Pipelines are a keystone of our infrastructure. Every year pipelines deliver trillions of cubic feet…
Bad Proposals
INFORM Consumers Act Violates Personal Privacy
By: Bridget Visconti The goal of the INFORM Consumers Act is to increase transparency and accountability of businesses in order to cut down on the online sales of counterfeit or stolen goods, which is admirable, but the methodology for doing so is deeply flawed. This is a very important…
Bad Proposals
Endless Pork Act
By Bridget Visconti The Endless Frontier Act is truly endless being over 1,445 pages in length. The legislation started as a standalone bill that focused on strengthening the US technology sector and developing a Technology Directorate under the National Science Foundation. However, it’s now been combined with multiple…