Letters
Letter to Senate Committee on C.S.T. on Cable Prices and the Consumer Price Index
We write to share with you our analysis of the idea of a la carte regulation of cable television channels, in which you have shown…
Comment
Written Submission Of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Regarding the Telecom & High Tech Manufacturing Sector
Full Document Available in PDF Commerce Secretary…
Study
Rethinking Federalism
Federal preemption of state law is a huge topic, with battles ongoing over the wisdom of preemption at the Federal Communications Commission and in the…
Legal Brief
Motion for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae and Brief Amicus Curiae in Karen Howsham vs Dean Witter Reynolds
Full Document Avalible in PDF The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) respectfully moves this Court for leave to file the accompanying brief amicus…
Study
Freedom of Information vs Right to Privacy
The free movement of information throughout the economy and in government benefits Arizonans as citizens and consumers. At the same time, the right to privacy…
Legal Brief
Amicus Brief on Writ of Certiorari in Trans Union vs. Federal Trade Commission
Study
An Open Letter to Members of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Committee on the Judiciary,
Study
Is Phone “Competition at the Crossroads?”: An Analysis of the Consumer Federation of America’s Local Competition Study
Study
Review of the Commission’s Rules Regarding the Pricing of Unbundled Network Elements and the Resale of Service by Incumbent Loca
Study
“FreeCiv” and its Discontents: Policy Lessons from Open Source Games: A Case Study
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News Release
General Accounting Office Reports on Cable TV Rates
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Products
September Edition of Monthly Planet
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “The…
Comment
Written Submission of the Competitive Enterprise Insititute Regarding the Telecom & High Tech Manufacturing Sector
Comment
Privacy Implications of Targeted Direct Mail Recalls
Comment
Solveig Singleton Comments on Richard Epstein’s Presentation, “Liberty versus Property”
Op-Eds
If The Feds Regulate Mere Annoyances, What Will They Not Regulate?
Question: Should government protect your dinner hour from annoying telemarketers? Answer: If the feds regulate mere annoyances, what will they not regulate?…
Products
January Edition of CEI Monthly Planet
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “The Grim Green…
Comment
CEI’s Solveig Singleton Comments On The IRS’s Proposed Guidance on Reporting Of Deposit Interest Paid To Nonresident A
Comment
The Tempting Of Switzerland: Financial Confidentiality And Capital Formation
Comment
CEI Comments On Telecommunications Market Access In The Free Trade Area Of The Americas Negotiations
Comment
Nonprofits Urge Department Of Commerce: Select Internet Address Manager Through Open Competition
Op-Eds
Safer Strees Possible Without Red-Light Cameras
More of Arizona’s cities and towns are considering the use of red-light cameras. As they inch their way into the intersection of privacy…
Study
The Freedom Of Information vs. The Right To Privacy
Full Document Available in PDF The free movement of…
Op-Eds
Zen And The Art Of Telemarketing
Thomas Jefferson advised: When angry, count to 10 before speaking. Mark Twain, added: When very angry, swear. Few things make some people angrier than unwanted…
Comment
Singleton Letter On California’s Financial Privacy Debate
Citation
Internet Regulation Chokes Competition
Comment
CEI Files Telemarketing Rulemaking Comments With The Federal Trade Commission
Study
Privacy as a Trade Issue: Guidelines for U.S. Trade Negotiators
Full Document Available in PDF Privacy, known in…
Op-Eds
Authoritarianism Is Not A Gadget, It’s A State Of Mind
The two dark-skinned young men, unshaven and heavily muscled, looked ominously foreign. No doubt more than one airline passenger breathed deeper in relief when security…
Products
December 2001 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “The Two Faces of…
Op-Eds
FlashPoint #4: CEI Dispatch on Anti-Terrorism and Civil Liberties
FlashPoint #2: CEI on Anti-Terrorism and Civil Liberties Singleton Dispatch on Terrorism and Civil Liberties This is the fourth…
Comment
Fighting Terrorism, Preserving Civil Liberties
Products
October 2001 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “Security vs. Civil Liberties”…
News Release
New Study of Consumer Privacy and Survey Data Available
Competitive Enterprise Institute scholar Solveig Singleton and Privacilla.org editor James Harper today released the final version of their new study on consumer privacy surveys containing…
Comment
Privacy in a Free Country: In Search of Reasonable Principles
Comment
Encryption and Health Care Policy
Encryption and Health Care Policy Prepared Remarks of Solveig Singleton of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Before…
Study
Paging the New Congress: Demand-Driven Spectrum Reform at the FCC
On November 9, the Federal Communications Commission announced new plans for the distribution of the electromagnetic spectrum used by wireless communications companies. The…
News Release
Gattuso/Singleton Letter to Rep. Tauzin on Reciprocal Compensation
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Study
Privacy and Human Rights: Comparing the United States to Europe
One premise shaping the debate about privacy law in the United States is that the European Data Protection Directive is a more advanced…
Study
Comments Submitted in the FTC/NTIA Workshop on Online Profiling
These comments will address the following questions: I. What are the costs and benefits, to both industry and consumers, of online profiling? II. Are…
Study
Capital Markets: The Importance of Lower Taxes
Comment
Federal Standards for Internet Privacy: A Skeptical Approach
Study
Self-Regulation: Regulatory Fad or Market Forces?
Comment
Testimony on the Bank Secrecy Act and Privacy Policy
Comment
“Know Your Customer” as Incoherent Privacy Policy
Study
Encryption Policy for the 21st Century: A Future without Government-Prescribed Key Recovery
Full Document Available in PDF Encryption technology…
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Privacy As Censorship: A Skeptical View of Proposals to Regulate Privacy in the Private Sector
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Beyond The Communications Decency Act: Constitutional Lessons Of The Internet
Full Document Available Here On February 8, 1996, the Communications Decency Act was enacted into law. The law criminalizes the use of…