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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New Mexico’s infinite money glitch: Cashing in on the First Amendment
Last month, a state district court in Santa Fe ordered Meta to pay a historic $25 billion civil penalty under New Mexico’s Unfair…
News Release
FCC’s license-renewal reviews of ABC stations chill disfavored speech
On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court heard arguments in a First Amendment lawsuit by ABC television stations against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), seeking…
National Public Radio
Disney, ABC battle Trump’s FCC in court over free speech protections
The Competitive Enterprise Institute was listed in the dissent in the Justice Department’s FCC case against ABC’s The View. Even so, several…
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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…
Op-Eds
An Emerging Area Of Reform
As the Enron debacle regrettably spurred Congress to pass campaign finance reform, here’s hoping that Rupert Murdoch’s outrageous campaign against the merger of…
Op-Eds
Orbitz Foes Trying To Stifle Competition
The Department of Transportation has launched still another investigation into Chicago-based Orbitz, the online source of travel information and reservations started up last June by…
Citation
Internet Regulation Chokes Competition
News Release
CEI Advises Federal Trade Commission: Don’t Destroy Market For Devices That Block Telemarketing
Washington, D.C., April 3, 2002 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute has filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), questioning the agency’s…
News Release
New Report Calls For Focused Information Exchange To Better Protect Information Privacy While Strengthening The Financial War On
Alexandria, VA – To bolster the financial War on Terrorism, the United States ought to take the lead in forming an international Convention…
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