Telecommunications

The Value of Increasing Unlicensed Spectrum

The Value of Increasing Unlicensed Spectrum

Increasing unlicensed spectrum could increase social welfare.

FCC Reform Bill Wins Key Committee Vote

FCC Reform Bill Wins Key Committee Vote

Party-line vote moves forward bill that would change FCC processes.

EU Reveals New Strategy to Improve Online Privacy

EU Reveals New Strategy to Improve Online Privacy

Proposal would unify EU data protection laws and reduce business compliance costs.

Commerce Department Responds to Concerns over Expansion of Internet Domain Names

Commerce Department Responds to Concerns over Expansion of Internet Domain Names

Public criticism prompts Commerce Department to address risks associated with domain name expansion.

A Call for a Radical New Communications Policy

A Call for a Radical New Communications Policy

The FCC should regulate like antitrust agencies, providing competition-based ex post remedies.

How China Outsmarted the WTO

How China Outsmarted the WTO

China uses regulation to protect state-owned companies and increase authoritarian rule.

Regulating Telecommunications Networks

Regulating Telecommunications Networks

Recent book proposes critical framework for analyzing and regulating networks.

Congress Needs Its Own Regulatory Review Office

Congress Needs Its Own Regulatory Review Office

OIRA oversight of regulation is necessary, but not sufficient.

House Passes Resolution Disapproving of Net Neutrality Rules

House Passes Resolution Disapproving of Net Neutrality Rules

Democrats and Republicans disagree about FCC’s role in Internet access.

Week in Review

Week in Review

Regulatory news in review

Senate Committee Hearing on the “Digital Divide”

Senate Committee Hearing on the “Digital Divide”

Hearing addresses improving native communities’ access to telephone and digital services.

The FCC’s Broadband Plan and Customer Choice

The FCC’s Broadband Plan and Customer Choice

Commission plans to increase average Internet speeds for consumers throughout the country.