Whether it is lifting net neutrality regulations, allowing AI to reach its full potential to benefit mankind, educating policy makers about content moderation, clearing legacy regulations at the Federal Communications Commission, advocating for greater spectrum efficiency, or defending business practices that benefit consumers but are disliked by antitrust enforcers, CEI punches above its weight. Coalition activity, relationships with tech and telecom journalists, media appearances, policy events, Capitol Hill outreach, op-eds, and in-depth studies combine to make CEI influential in the tech and telecom policy area.
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Time’s up for the equal time rule
Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines “anachronism” as a person or thing that is chronologically out of place, “especially: one from a former age that is…
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Otherwise Objectionable episode 6: ‘The Rest of the World’
The sixth episode of Otherwise Objectionable, the narrative-driven podcast that tells the true story of Section 230 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, focuses on…
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How valuable will anonymous comments be to the Ferguson FTC?
Comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for its “Inquiry on Tech Censorship” are due next month on May 21, 2025, and the public has…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Google buys Internet video pioneer YouTube for $1.65 billion.
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Google Gets Good Marks as Internet Librarian
Google raised some doubts (some even from CEI) about copyright protection when they launched Google Library, but now the project is having just the…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Google launches a new global initiative dedicated to promoting literacy. CEI Expert Available…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH Thousands of lawsuits against Merck & Co. swamp courthouses to meet the deadline…
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Let It Ride While You Can
Sad news for online poker fans: Congress has effectively outlawed Internet gambling, as part of legislation widely expected to be signed into law by…
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Masters of their own Domains
ICANN is moving toward greater autonomoy and away from direct ties to the U.S. Department of Commerce. As long as it doesn’t end up…
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Sound Suggestion on Social Security Security
In what, for now at least, seems like good news, the president’s Identity Theft Task Force has recommended that the federal government…
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Aaron Sorkin VS. the Moralists
No one would ever accuse The West Wing of being anything but a defiantly liberal show. And in many ways, that was part…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Social networking site MySpace prepares to expand operations into China. CEI Expert…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY The White House appoints a new “Cybersecurity Czar” to oversee federal computer security…
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Credit card ricochet
“Partners in plunder.” That's how an intriguing new book describes the hidden relationship between big government and big business. <?xml:namespace prefix = o…
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The Ratings Game
It's a familiar experience for many moviegoers: You walk out of a theater scratching your head, wondering why a movie was given a…
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Senators on 9/11 movie – “Public interest” is what makes us look good
No matter what anyone thought of the ABC’s “The Path to 9/11,” the actions of certain senators who objected to the miniseries should…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT A new study suggests a connection between global warming and stronger hurricanes.
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Issues in the News 1. Retail Politics The New York Times reports on Wal-Mart’s funding of research groups. CEI…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill to put mandatory caps on greenhouse gas…
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Turning MySpace into TheirSpace
Like a coffee shop or a mall, the Internet has evolved into a digital “third place,” a location we visit not only for…
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Issues in the News 1. INTERNET A new study by Nielsen NetRatings finds MySpace.com to be the web’s fastest growing brand.
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CEI Planet: July – August 2006
DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE PLANET (PDF) “Two-Point-Eight-Trillion-Anything Is Scary” by P.J. O’Rourke…
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How the Market Can Steal Identity Thieves’ Thunder
This past June, a coalition of business leaders calling itself the Consumer Privacy Legislation Forum—representing such heavyweights as Eli Lily, Google, Microsoft, and Procter &…
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Issues in the News 1. TOBACCO A federal judge finds cigarette companies at fault for deceptive marketing. CEI Expert Available…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Oil prices fall to early summer levels. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY High gas prices continue to fuel voter dissatisfaction. CEI Expert Available to…
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Issues in the News 1. GLOBAL WARMING Cities and states adopt global warming policies without federal mandates. CEI Expert Available to…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Oil prices fall after a terrorist threat is stopped. CEI Expert Available to…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY BP management was warned of infrastructure decay several years before the company’s shut down…
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1. ENERGY Oil prices continue to fall after storm fears calm. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow…
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TRADE Australia helps lead attempts to revive the WTO’s Doha Round trade talks. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Scholar Fran Smith…
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1. ENERGY The Senate votes to move forward with oil and natural gas drilling legislation. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of…
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Issues in the News 1. INTERNET Microsoft faces a shareholder vote on its support for network neutrality legislation.
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Statement on Regulation of Social Networking Websites
Washington, D.C., July 26, 2006—The House is scheduled to vote today on the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), a bill that would restrict federal…
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Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS The House of Representatives votes to re-authorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank. CEI…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH The FDA approves a new sunscreen, long available in Europe and Canada, that…
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Issues in the News 1. LEGAL A federal court in Texas charges three British bankers yesterday with fraud related…
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Issues in the News 1. TRADE Heads of state issue a call to revive World Trade Organization negotiations, previously…
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America the Parent?
Why is government trying to be our parent again? Congress’s latest effort is the campaign to regulate video game content. Yet this is…
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Issues in the News TRANSPORTATION New orders for Boeing could take a toll on its European rival, Airbus. …
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Issues in the News 1. LEGAL British Prime Minister Tony Blair prepares to extradite three bankers to the U.S. to…
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Issues in the News 1. LEGAL Lorillard Tobacco Co. signs an agreement with over 30 states to curtail Internet…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT The Discovery Channel prepares to air a new documentary on climate change science titled “…
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Issues in the News 1. LEGAL A court in Florida overturns a massive $145 billion verdict against several tobacco…
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1. HEALTH The West Nile virus makes a comeback in the Midwest. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Risk & Environmental…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Blue Origin, the private space travel company started by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos,…
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Issues in the News GLOBAL WARMING Environmental activists push global warming policies on the local level. CEI Expert Available…
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Issues in the News TRANSPORTATION A documentary about the development of the electric car hits movie theaters. CEI Expert…
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Issues in the News 1. INTERNET Amid furious lobbying, the Senate rejects net neutrality rules, which would have regulated…
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Issues in the News 1. FINANCE The Senate Finance Committee considers the nomination of Goldman Sachs chairman Henry Paulson…
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Statement on the “Audio Flag” Provisions of the “Communications, Consumers’ Choice, and Broadband Deployment”
Washington, D.C., June 22, 2006—Among the provisions in the "Communications, Consumers’ Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act" being marked up in the Senate Commerce Committee…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY The Senate takes up telecommunications reform, including a look at the…
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“Net Neutrality” Is Bad for the Internet
Full Document Available in PDF Big government, pro-regulation groups like MoveOn.org want the…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH KFC is sued over the oils it uses to make its…
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Letter to the FCC regarding “must carry” laws for cable operators
Full Document Available in PDF The undersigned organizations would…
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Data Mismanagement
Members of Congress, both Republican and Democrat, now say that Sarbanes-Oxley can be unduly burdensome on business. The law that, in…
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Congress to Vote on Internet Regulation
Washington, D.C., June 8, 2006—Congress is scheduled to vote on a plan for putting the federal government in charge of regulating Internet traffic,…
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Issues in the News 1. TELEVISION Congress considers vastly expanding FCC fines for broadcasting “indecent” programming. CEI Expert…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Mobile and Internet telephone bills are expected to rise under a…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY The House of Representatives passes legislation that would open a portion of the…
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Homeland Bureaucracy?
Writer P.J. O'Rourke once quipped: “Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” It seems…
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Tracey Ross: TV’s Outspoken Individualist
How many Objectivists are there among television actresses? Well, there is one for sure: Tracey Ross of NBC’s popular soap opera “Passions.” As you…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Global warming alarmism debuts on the big screen courtesy of former Vice President…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Former Vice President Al Gore prepares for the release of his documentary on global…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY A new proposal in Congress would require companies to disclose data…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Companies pour billions of dollars into ethanol production to meet demand…
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Harper Falls into the UNESCO Trap
Budgets and softwood lumber deals aren't Prime Minister Stephen Harper's only significant initiatives. On Friday, he followed through on an unfortunate promise he…
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CEI Planet: March – April 2006
Full Document Available in PDF New Era, or ‘Ancien Régime,’…
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Let the Internet Grow Up
America has developed a proud paternal bond with the Internet. We’ve watched and cheered the Net’s growth from its awkward, text-heavy infancy into…
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Issues in the News 1. SAFETY State attorneys general sue the Bush administration over enforcement of fuel economy regulations.
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY A new coalition aims to “save the internet” by imposing price controls on…
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Issues in the News 1. SAFETY President Bush seeks to raise federal fuel economy regulations for passenger cars.
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS The Senate Finance Committee investigates tax documents from major oil companies. CEI Expert Available to…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT President Bush requests $2.2 billion in new funding for repair of levees in…
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Issues in the News 1. POLITICS Wal-Mart’s impact on wages, prices and employment benefits attracts an army of supporters and detractors…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY A judge denies Microsoft’s request for documents relating to an ongoing antitrust dispute…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Washington State and meets with Microsoft…
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1. TELEVISION TV networks challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency fines in court. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for…
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Sunset the FCC
Reforming telecommunications law is a favored subject in the halls of Congress this year. Hot issues include streamlining video franchising and addressing the "net…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Google defends its business ventures in China. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President…
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France’s New Revolution
The French climate of economic sluggishness and widespread unemployment has led to a pervasive restlessness. Many—especially the youth—have taken to rioting, striking, and…
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Tom Smith and His Incredible Bread Machine
In the 108 years since the passage of the Sherman Act, there has probably never been a clearer and more concise statement of the…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY The government of France tries to force Apple to hand over information about their iTunes…
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Issues in the News 1. INTERNET ABC announces a free two-month trial access to its most popular shows…
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The UN vs. Technology
With diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS ravaging the world's poor—and perhaps a flu pandemic in the offing—the United Nations'…
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Letter on the Potentially Detrimental Effects of Net Neutrality Legislation
Full Document Available in PDF Dear Chairman Barton: As…
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Issues in the News 1. SCIENCE The Food and Drug Administration plans to investigate the alleged link between cell phone use…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH A New Jersey jury awards $4.5 million in a lawsuit against Merck & Co. involving…
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1. TECHNOLOGY House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) moves to allow phone companies to offer cable TV content to…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Columnist George Will on the contrast between scientific findings and media hype in…
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