Sen. Eric Schmitt Condemns NTIA for Engaging in Broadband Rate Regulation
By Lawson Faulkner Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) has recently taken aim at the NTIA for misleading lawmakers over its administration of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. In a...
View ArticleHouse Appropriations Committee Moves to Safeguard Online Free Speech
By Lawson Faulkner The House Appropriations Committee recently approved three national security bills for FY 2025, all of which include strong free speech protections for social media users. At a time...
View ArticleFCC Continues Robocall Crackdown
By Lawson Faulkner We all know the feeling. You hear a ring. You glance down at your phone. You see a mysterious caller on the line. You pick up – because what if it’s important? – and before you know...
View ArticleSixth Circuit Temporarily Stalls FCC’s Net Neutrality Order
By Lawson Faulkner Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit restored a lower court’s stay of the FCC’s so-called net neutrality rules, marking a significant setback for the agency’s...
View ArticleFifth Circuit Rules USF Fees Unconstitutional
By James Erwin In what could end up being an earth-shattering ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that the Universal Service Fund’s contribution fee, which the FCC...
View ArticleFCC E-Rate Expansion Possibly Unconstitutional
By Lawson Faulkner On July 18th, the FCC voted to expand its E-Rate program for public schools and libraries to pay for off-campus Wi-Fi hotspots. Proponents of the 3-2 decision argued that these...
View ArticleFCC Pushes Hasty AI Regulation Before Election Season
By Lawson Faulkner In a move that promises turmoil mere months before the presidential election, the FCC has advanced a proposal requiring broadcasters to disclose artificial intelligence content (AI)...
View ArticleFTC’s Rule on “Junk Fees” is a Load of Junk
By James Erwin In the latest sign of the Democratic Party’s evolution from the party of the working class to the party of affluent professionals fighting for niche consumer interests, the Biden-Harris...
View ArticleBipartisan Bill Aims to Streamline Broadband Permit Review Process
By Lawson Faulkner On Monday, a bipartisan coalition of senators introduced legislation to streamline the federal permit review process for broadband projects. The Accelerating Broadband Permits Act,...
View ArticleSixth Circuit: Plaintiffs “Likely to Succeed” in Net Neutrality Challenge
By James Erwin The Biden Administration’s restoration of net neutrality has always been an attempt to seize control of the communications industry with little evidence that that it would lower prices...
View ArticleNew Survey Shows Steady Decline in FCC Employee Morale
By Lawson Faulkner An alarming picture is emerging from the FCC of eroding morale. The Office of Personnel Management has released its 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) for the FCC, and...
View ArticleMeta Reveals White House Content Moderation Pressure
By Lawson Faulkner In a recent letter to the House Judiciary Committee, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that pressure from the Biden administration was responsible for its move to censor user...
View ArticleNew U.S.-Canada Privacy Pact Raises Censorship Concerns
By Lawson Faulkner Last Wednesday, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne, signaling an intent to...
View ArticleDOJ Says it will Dial Back Online Content Coercion
By Lawson Faulkner On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department announced a department policy for communicating with social media platforms about content moderation decisions. According to the revised...
View ArticleFCC’s Robotext Rule Could Result in Voter Suppression
By James Erwin A little-noticed item from the FCC last month could have major implications for future elections. The Commission’s proposed rulemaking on unwanted robotexts, unless amended, could...
View ArticleUSF Announces Another Rate Hike for Q4 2024
By Lawson Faulkner On Thursday, the FCC announced yet another rate hike for its Universal Service Fund (USF), a controversial program responsible for subsidizing phone service. For service providers...
View ArticleHouse Oversight Sheds Light on Biden-Harris Administration’s Broadband...
By Lawson Faulkner On Thursday, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “A Legacy of Incompetence: Consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Policy Failures.”...
View ArticleFCC Quietly Expedites Soros-Backed Purchase of Over 200 Radio Stations
By Lawson Faulkner Billionaire activist George Soros has been authorized to purchase Audacy, the second largest radio network within the United States, gaining access to the ears of as many as 150...
View ArticleCommissioner Gomez Calls on Congress to Restore FCC Spectrum Auction Authority
By Lawson Faulkner On Tuesday, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez called upon Congress to renew the agency’s spectrum auctioning authority, a licensing power that has remained in limbo for the past year and...
View ArticleHurricane Victims Suffer from White House Vendetta Against Elon Musk
By Lawson Faulkner While Hurricane Milton rips through the midsection of Florida, communities throughout western North Carolina are only beginning to reckon with the devastation wrought by Hurricane...
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