New 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...
View ArticleDigital Liberty Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Broadband Taxes
On October 29th, 2024, Digital Liberty joined a coalition of 26 free-market organizations in a letter opposing increased taxes for broadband services. In particular, the coalition objected to any...
View ArticleDigital Liberty Congratulates Commissioner Brendan Carr for FCC Chairmanship...
By Lawson Faulkner The incoming Trump administration has tapped commissioner Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), signaling a strong commitment to free-market...
View ArticleDraft NDAA Includes Partial Auction Authority
By Lawson Faulkner On Saturday, top lawmakers from the Senate and House Armed Services committees released a negotiated draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025....
View ArticleUSF Announces Another Rate Hike for Q1 2025
By Lawson Faulkner Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the USF was established to expand telecommunications access to rural and low-income communities. Funded by contributions from wireline and...
View ArticleBiden’s midnight rule on chips will only help the Chinese Communist Party
By James Erwin Despite President Trump’s victory last month on a pledge to cut bureaucracy and regulation, the Biden administration is rushing through midnight rules on their way out the door. This...
View ArticleFrom CHIPS to BEAD, Biden’s politics infected federal spending
By James Erwin President Biden’s team were eager to popularize “Bidenomics” when they saw marginal improvements in inflation, but it is more likely the term will become a by-word for politicized slush...
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