The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. TELEVISION

Congress considers vastly expanding FCC fines for broadcasting “indecent” programming.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President Wayne Crews on how we can move toward a future free of FCC control.

2. POLITICS

Henry Paulson’s nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury moves forward in the Senate.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Energy Policy Myron Ebell on the problems with the Paulson nomination.

3. TECHNOLOGY

Google co-founder Sergey Brin lobbies for net neutrality regulations on Capitol Hill.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Assistant Editorial Director Peter Suderman on why net neutrality would cripple the growth of the Internet.

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