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Jordan Questions Khan’s Impartiality on Musk’s Twitter Purchase
by Rich Sill Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan regarding her former employer, Open Markets Institute, stating that the federal government should block Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. In the letter, Jordan addressed his concern that…
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…
New Paper: Failings of Khan’s Radical Economic Agenda
Author: Tom Spencer Paper: An analysis of Lina Khan’s treatment of vertical integration Lina Khan’s reckless pursuit of “reforming” the FTC is guided by her belief that the agency needs “bold leadership willing to use the full breadth of its expansive authority.”…
Broadcasting through COVID
By: Katie McAuliffe As the nation continues to face uncertainty in the wake of COVID-19, government needs to be creative in assisting individuals and industry, especially community businesses, without raising taxes or implementing an unending parade of spending increases. This can be done through thoughtful distribution of already…
Coalition Encourages FCC and Chairman Pai to Move Quickly on C-Band Auction
Representatives from 12 groups have signed a coalition letter encouraging the FCC to take swift action on the planned C-Band auction.
Senate Judiciary Examines the FTC and DoJ’s Roles as Antitrust Enforcers
In Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary antitrust oversight hearing, one question came up repeatedly: Is it effective for both the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to enforce antitrust laws?
Outdated Radio Regs Could Lead to Radio Silence
Since 1996, the FCC has limited how many radio stations an individual or organization can own in a market. These rules have remained the same, even though the media environment has changed dramatically in the past 23 years.
Time to Let the Sun Set on STELAR
STELAR is past its prime, and it’s time for Congress to allow it to sunset. Decades ago, Congress gave satellite TV companies considerably discounted copyright licenses that allowed them to better compete with the huge cable entities of the time through the Satellite Television Extension and Localism…
Report on Lifeline Program: Spending on Improper Payments Rose Significantly
A government program with a long running history of waste and abuse was just caught red handed again.