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From Ma Bell to FaceTime: Why the next Telecom Act must embrace innovation over regulation
This year is the 30th anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Telecom Act), a landmark law that Congress is considering updating. Lawmakers should…
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An easy win possible on affordability for California regulators
Whether “affordability” is a serious policy prescription or just a campaign buzzword remains to be seen, but California’s Public Utilities Commission has a golden opportunity…
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Congress needs to curtail the FCC’s public interest authority
How do we know when a broadcaster is acting in the “public interest”? Under current law, the answer is simple: when the Federal Communications Commission…
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Will Congress Open the Market for Online Television
Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., January 31, 2006—The future of video services online could begin today in the Senate Commerce Committee with a…
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The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update
Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS Jury selection begins today in the trial of former Enron executives Kenneth…
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The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update
Issues in the News 1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL Finance company BB&T announces that it will refuse loans to developers attempting to…
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The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update
Issues in the News 1. INTERNET A major computer hacker pleads guilty in federal court to hijacking hundreds of thousands of…
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The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update
Issues in the News 1. ENERGY CBS News reports on the massive petroleum reserves currently being explored in the oil sands…
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Why Cable ‘A La Carte’ Won’t Roll
Americans love channel surfing, and many spend their evenings flipping through the vast ocean of inexpensive programming available through cable television packages. But…