The Hawley-Blumenthal AI Bill Threatens National Security
By James Erwin Last night, News Nation hosted the fourth Republican presidential debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Though these debates seem to matter little in the presidential horserace, with no one...
View ArticleFCC Makes it Harder for Small Businesses to Find Customers
By James Erwin I remember well when I first needed to purchase car insurance for a vehicle I had bought off my father. After reviewing plans on a comparison website and selecting one I wanted to...
View ArticleHow Federal AI Adoption Can Benefit Taxpayers
By Jason Lee Artificial Intelligence coming of age is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for taxpayers. A month ago, following a report from Chief Justice John Roberts on AI use in the judiciary, the...
View ArticleFCC’s Enhanced Competition Incentive Program Uses Better Incentives, But It’s...
By Jason Lee Last week the FCC launched the Enhanced Competition Incentive Program , which the commission voted to establish in July 2022. The program seeks to incentivize spectrum license holders to...
View ArticleFCC Pushes Broadcasters to Publish DEI Scorecards of Employees
By Jason Lee The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion agenda is losing ground by the day. More corporations are cutting their DEI departments, and it is generating backlash. The FCC joined in last month...
View ArticleWi-Fi on School Buses is a Horrible Idea
By Jason Lee In July 2023, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel was pushing the idea of installing Wi-Fi on school buses using E-Rate funding during a speech at the American Library Association. This...
View ArticleFCC Pushing for Fee Increase for 2025 Budget
By Jason Lee This week, the FCC publishes its 2025 budget estimates for its funding from Congress. In its budget breakdown, the FCC plans to have a base increase of $30,000,000 in 2025. This is a...
View ArticleCruz, Thune Lead on Spectrum
By James Erwin It’s finally here. Shortly after the one-year anniversary of the FCC’s spectrum auction authority expiring on due to congressional inaction, Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Thune...
View ArticleFCC Should not Reward RDOF Failure
By James Erwin The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) is not quite a punchline among broadband advocates, but its shortcomings have long been apparent. Deadlines are often blown, tax dollars...
View ArticleDigital Liberty Submits Last Reply Comments to FCC on Biden’s Digital...
By Jason Lee Digital Liberty filed the last round of reply comments on April 1st to the FCC regarding Biden’s digital discrimination order, which was adopted in 2023. The rules have the stated...
View ArticleMomentum is Building on the Hill to Defund NPR
By Jason Lee Recently, former National Public Radio journalist Uri Berliner resigned after exposing the entrenched far-left influences on the taxpayer-funded media outlet in its news coverage....
View ArticleWRC Advisory Committee to Hold First Meeting for WRC 2027
By Jason Lee Last week, the FCC announced that the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on June 3, 2024, at the FCC headquarters as the first step in the process...
View ArticleThe FCC Might Let Seven People Ruin A Whole Market
By James Erwin The Biden Administration, in a sign of its total capture by the interests of the affluent upper middle class, continues its war on so-called “junk fees,” minor expenses that people with...
View ArticleSenators Question Left-Wing Bias at NPR
By Jason Lee Yesterday, Digital Liberty covered how momentum is building on the Hill to defund NPR. The piece highlighted a bill, H.R.1632 – NPR and PBS Act, by Texas Congressman Ronny Jackson that...
View ArticleFCC Enforcement Bureau Classifies Royal Tiger as First Repeat Robocall Bad...
By Jason Lee Yesterday, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau unveiled a new classification system called the Consumer Communications Information Services Threat (C-CIST). The system will be used to label...
View ArticleThe Problem(s) with Poles
By James Erwin If you want to make any telecom expert’s fingers curl, mention pole attachments. It is an incredibly niche policy area, but exorbitant pole attachment fees and burdensome terms from...
View ArticleCommissioner Carr Opposes Regulating AI on Political Advertising
By Jason Lee Commissioner Brendan Carr has announced his opposition to the FCC’s proposal to mandate the disclosure of AI use for content in political ads on television and radio. Chairwoman...
View ArticleFCC Proposes 6M Fine for Fake Biden Robocalls Before the NH Primary
By Jason Lee Last week, the FCC proposed a $6 million fine against political consultant Steve Kramer for producing AI-generated robocalls of President Joe Biden before the New Hampshire Primary...
View ArticleUSF Rates Spike Again
By Lawson Faulkner Last week, the FCC announced yet another rate hike for its Universal Service Fund (USF), a controversial program responsible for subsidizing American broadband infrastructure. On...
View ArticleFCC Proposes Spectrum Sharing Model for the CBRS
By Lawson Faulkner The FCC is seeking public comment on a collection of proposed rule changes for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), a 150 MHz spectrum band available for both commercial and...
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