Regulation
The FCC Might Let Seven People Ruin A Whole Market
By James Erwin The Biden Administration, in a sign of its total capture by the interests of the affluent upper middle class, continues its war on so-called “junk fees,” minor expenses that people with disposable income find annoying. Ever the dutiful foot-soldier, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced her contribution in…
FCC Pushes Broadcasters to Publish DEI Scorecards of Employees
By Jason Lee The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion agenda is losing ground by the day. More corporations are cutting their DEI departments, and it is generating backlash. The FCC joined in last month when it voted 3- 2…
FCC Makes it Harder for Small Businesses to Find Customers
By James Erwin I remember well when I first needed to purchase car insurance for a vehicle I had bought off my father. After reviewing plans on a comparison website and selecting one I wanted to investigate further, I entered my phone number and consented to their proactive outreach, expecting…
EU’s Digital Markets Act Subverts Competition and Security
By Rich Sill As the world becomes more digitized and enters a permanent hybrid-work economy, governments should be helping incentivize major tech companies to innovate for a better future. However, Europe is attempting to undermine American tech companies with the Digital Markets Act. The European Union’s proposed rules are an…
A New Digital Regulator is Not the Answer we Need
By: Noah Vehafric The internet has changed our lives in more ways than we can understand, and it’s going to continue changing our lives for the foreseeable future. With its large influence, many have the desire to use the force of law to regulate it. But should we? The United…
Telehealth is Here to Stay
By: Noah Vehafric The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has opened the door to make telehealth a permanent part of our healthcare system. And that can mean many great benefits to Americans by expanding access, lowering costs, and protecting at-risk individuals. The use of telehealth grew faster in the past five months…
Antitrust Expansion is for the Birds
By: Laurel Duggan Four poultry executives were indicted in June on charges of price-fixing. Attentive ranchers blew the whistle about flat prices for livestock despite record profits for meat processors, resulting in Senate investigations. Several other companies are likely to be investigated over these allegations. Entrenched competitors are now clamoring to…
ETC Regulation Stifles Broadband Expansion
By: Laurel Duggan Innovation has driven transformative change in telecommunications. The government is struggling to keep up. As communications providers expand into unserved areas, a regulation written a full decade before the invention of the iPhone is slowing them down and driving up their costs. The Universal Support Fund (USF) aims…
Deregulation Lets Telehealth Thrive
By: Laurel Duggan At least twenty-three states are temporarily easing regulations on telemedicine in response to COVID-19. There are now more than 500 repealed regulations – including regulations that put up barriers to telehealth and healthcare. The regulations in question prevent healthcare providers from working across state lines; require…
Coalition Urges Changes to Commerce Department’s Proposed Supply Chain Rule
Digital Liberty joined a coalition of 21 groups to submit joint comments on the Commerce Department’s proposed rule, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services [ICTS] Chain.”