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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Lawmakers continue to embrace incoherent tech policy
As Congress continues its march to “rein in Big Tech,” some lawmakers seem unaware of how their stated goals conflict with each other. Members want…
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Market-based Reforms Needed to Correct Failures of Universal Service Subsidies, Congress Urged to Act
A new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) highlights the pervasive failures of the Universal Service Fund (USF) subsidies and calls on Congress…
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Good things happen when spectrum is allocated to the marketplace
There has been recent legislative activity on spectrum allocation, so it is a good time to remind ourselves why moving as much spectrum as…
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February 2002 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “Poised For A Broadband…
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Red Tape and Tech
Lieberman Op-Ed in National Review Online During the tragedies of September 11th, our new technologies delivered extraordinary value. E-mails sent to handheld devices…
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Uncle Sam’s Vaccines
Miller and Kazman Op-Ed in National Review Online The recent germ-warfare attacks are cause for concern, but so is one proposed government response:…
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Settlement Implications For Microsoft
The settlement that Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice presented to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly last Friday is good for the parties and represents…
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Government Goes Too Far On Microsoft Case
The 5 days since the release of the proposed settlement between Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice have seen a barrage…
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Anonymity in America: Does National Security Preclude It?
Anonymous speech has proud roots stretching to the origins of America. Gentlemen calling themselves “Publius” wrote the Federalist Papers. Thomas Paine's Common Sense…
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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…
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New Threats to Financial Privacy Could Affect Foreign Investment in the U.S. and Hurt Economy
Washington, D.C., October 9, 2001—How much the federal government should be allowed to invade people’s privacy and infringe on civil liberties has been…
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Liberty And Order: A Clear But Delicate Balance
In Defense of Freedom, an ad hoc group ("coalition" was thought to imply too much chumminess) of 130 organizations of wildly v Delong…
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Government Pursues Microsoft Case It Has To Lose
Delong Op-Ed In TechCentralStation<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> The Antitrust Division and the state attorneys…
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Statements On The Justice Department’s Decision Not To Seek A Microsoft Breakup
James L. Gattuso, Vice President for Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> “Today’s announcement…
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It’s Magic!
The Left has a strange view of technology. Sometimes they like it, sometimes they fear it, and other times they view it as…
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Old Law vs. The New Economy: How New Deal-era Regulations Stifle Flexible Work Arrangements
Delong Article Published In Reason Magazine<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> In August 1997, a certain Mr. T. Trahan of CSC…
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Senate Tackles E-Commerce Taxation
Washington, DC, August 1, 2001 – In testimony presented today to the Senate Committee on Finance, Competitive Enterprise Institute…
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Michael Greve Testifies on Internet Sales Tax Issue
View Full Document as PDF Michael S. Greve cites CEI research in his testimony on Internet sales taxation before the U.S. Senate…
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Tax Simplification To What End? Today’s Simplification Could Be Tomorrow’s Higher Sales Taxes
From the August 2001 Edition of CEI Update ‘Tis a gift to be simple, so the song goes. But nothing…
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An Interest-rate Target With No Bull’s-eye: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Nationally Syndicated Column Copley News Service Distributed by Copley News Service July 2, 2001 It's disconcerting to hear calls for…
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Statements on the Microsoft Appeals Court Decision
James L. Gattuso<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Vice President for Policy Competitive Enterprise Institute …
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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…
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Surveys of Consumer Privacy Poor Foundation for Policy
Washington, DC, May 8, 2001— Competitive Enterprise Institute scholar Solveig Singleton and Privacilla.org editor James Harper today released a…
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Jack Kemp Speaks Out on High Tech Regulation
Tyson’s Corner, VA, March 6, 2001- Jack Kemp, former GOP vice presidential candidate, Distinguished Fellow of the Washington, D.C. based Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
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CEI Expert Testifies Before Congress on Privacy
Washington, D.C., March 1, 2001 – In testimony presented today to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Competitive Enterprise Institute senior analyst…
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Gattuso Testifies on Future of Digital Television
Washington, D.C., March 1, 2001 – In testimony presented today to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,…
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Wall Street Speech Police
Late last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission implemented Regulation FD, a restriction meant to guarantee “fair disclosure” of corporate information to investors in publicly…
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State Officials Rebuked for Regulatory Fervor Concerning Online Privacy
Washington DC, January 4, 2001 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute this week took state attorneys general to task for endorsing an extreme set…
Study
Tech Briefing 2001
High tech issues are at center stage in the 107th Congress. Broadband deployment, intellectual property, internet regulation and taxation, the “digital divide,”…
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The Govs Who Stole Christmas: Jessica Melugin Op-Ed
Chances are you purchased at least one gift over the Internet this Christmas season. The online shopping mall and research service Bizrate.com reported that shoppers…
News Release
FTC Considers Privacy Violation Charges Against Amazon
Washington, DC, December 6, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute today warned the commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission not to let…
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Melugin Letter To The FTC
December 5, 2000Robert PitofskyChairmanThe Federal Trade Commission600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20580 Dear Chairman Pitofsky: Recently, Amazon.com contacted its…
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…
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No Fool For Microsoft
Next February, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will sit en banc for two days to hear the appeal of United States…
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CEI Book Review: Lessig’s Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace
From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace Lawrence Lessig Basic Books · 1999…
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High Tech Industry Suffers When Companies Curry Federal Favors
Delong Op-Ed on Tech Central Station. This week I was talking with Roger Cochetti, vice president of Network Solutions and experienced observer of…
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Antitrust Threat to New Technologies: Pieler Op-Ed in Washington Times
Published in the Washington Times <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> October 16, 2000 Nothing…
Op-Eds
Put a Lid on Antitrust Zealots: Pieler Deseret News Op-Ed
Published in the Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Distributed by Scripps Howard…
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Government Should Protect Our Online Privacy
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Wired – Or Tangled? (Letter to the Editor)
Today’s monopoly electricity market is the result of conscious political design, not natural monopoly characteristics. A monopoly cannot sustain itself—and hardly is “natural”—if those who…
Op-Eds
Delay is Not a Four-Letter Word: Gattuso Op-Ed in Washington Times
Published in the Washington Times <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> October 2, 2000 …
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Supreme Court Gives Reality A Chance To Catch Up To Politics: DeLong Op-Ed
Distributed by Bridge News Service<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> September 29, 2000 Headline: By…
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Feds Should Make Web Cookie Crumble: Kemp Op-Ed in Seattle P-I
Published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Distributed by Copley News Service<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> September 27, 2000…
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Amazon.com Puts Consumers in Control: Melugin in TechCentralStation.com
Published in TechCentralStation.com<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> September 25, 2000 …
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Gattuso/Singleton Letter to Rep. Tauzin on Reciprocal Compensation
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> September 11, 2000…
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Prohibition, Privacy & Protection: The Real Online Gamble
From the August/September 2000 issue of CEI UpDate. On August 10, Jay Cohen was sentenced to 21 months in prison and a $5,000 fine. His…
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Fannie and Freddie: Fiscal Frauds
From the August/September 2000 issue of CEI UpDate Those who fear that undue accumulations of power are destabilizing the American economy always…
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An Instant Message to AOL’s Competitors
From the August/September 2000 issue of CEI UpDate In late July, the Federal Communiations Commission held a hearing on issues…
Study
Publicity Value of Having Someone Do a Take-Off on Your Commercial: Priceless
Last week, MasterCard filed a $5 million law suit against Ralph Nader’s presidential campaign for piggybacking on its “Priceless” ad series. …
Op-Eds
Privacy Precepts Learned the Hard Way: Melugin Op-Ed in Washington Times
For recently bankrupt Toysmart.com, trying to liquidate its customer information database has been more like playing with matches than children’s toys. Last week’s…
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Swap New For Old: Congress Shouldn’t Impose Tired Rules On OTC Derivatives — Sheehan in IBD
Published in Investor’s Business Daily Published in Investor’s Business Daily August 9, 2000 America's continued financial leadership…
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Double-Click For Consumers: Melugin Op-Ed in Washington Times
Published in The Washington Times<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> August 1, 2000 “We…
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Child Online Protection Act Won’t Protect Our Children: Alban Op-Ed in Idaho Statesman
Published in The Idaho Statesman July 20, 2000 <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Who could be…
Staff & Scholars
Jessica Melugin
Director of the Center for Technology & Innovation
- Antitrust
- Innovation
- Media, Speech and Internet Freedoms
Clyde Wayne Crews
Fred L. Smith Fellow in Regulatory Studies
- Business and Government
- Consumer Freedom
- Deregulation
Fred L. Smith, Jr.
Founder; Chairman Emeritus
- Automobiles and Roads
- Aviation
- Business and Government