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FCC Process Reforms Protect the Rule of Law

By Daniel A. Lyons / April 12, 2021

Communications and Internet Policy
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Intellectual Property
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The Property Rights View of Copyrights Beats Bogus Monopoly Talk

By Seth L. Cooper / April 7, 2021

Communications and Internet Policy
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State Cable Bills Prorating Requirements Clearly Are Preempted

By Andrew Long / April 6, 2021

Communications and Internet Policy
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California’s Net Neutrality Law Threatens Veterans’ Telehealth

By Randolph J. May and Seth L. Cooper / March 30, 2021

Communications and Internet Policy
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Inconsistent State Data Privacy Laws Increase Confusion and Costs

By Andrew Long / March 16, 2021

Communications and Internet Policy
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A Reasonable Alternative to Internet Public Utility Regulation

By Randolph J. May / March 12, 2021

Communications and Internet Policy
Constitutionalism
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Copyright Law Needs a Modernization, Not a Restatement

By Seth L. Cooper / March 5, 2021

Latest Publications and News

Hiding the Subsidy: The Financial Transparency Problem with Municipal Broadband Systems

February 12, 2021 / Theodore R. Bolema / 2021, Communications and Internet Policy, Publication

On Its Silver Anniversary, Let’s Modernize the Telecom Act of 1996

February 9, 2021 / Randolph J. May / 2021, Communications and Internet Policy, Publication

The Emergency Broadband Benefit: A Possible Model for Future Lifeline Funding

February 5, 2021 / Andrew Long / 2021, Communications and Internet Policy, Publication

Chairman Pai’s FCC Followed a Sound Process in Approving L-Band Wireless Services

January 26, 2021 / Seth L. Cooper / 2021, Communications and Internet Policy, Publication

The FCC’s Marketplace Report Substantiates the Extent of Competition

January 26, 2021 / Randolph J. May, Seth L. Cooper, and Andrew Long / 2021, Communications and Internet Policy, Publication

Why Restoring Internet Freedom Was a Landmark Accomplishment

January 17, 2021 / Randolph J. May / 2021, Communications and Internet Policy, Publication

Congress Should Hold Big Tech Accountable for Copyright Violations

January 11, 2021 / Seth L. Cooper / 2021, Communications and Internet Policy, Intellectual Property, Publication

Farewell Address of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai at the Free State Foundation

January 10, 2021 / Randolph J. May / Administrative Law, Communications and Internet Policy

A PRIMER: COMMUNICATIONS POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2021 – Do’s and Don’ts for Policymakers

January 6, 2021 / Randolph J. May, Seth L. Cooper, and Andrew Long / 2021, Communications and Internet Policy, Publication

Democrats’ Digital Democracy Task Force Wrong Direction for Online Democracy

December 30, 2020 / Randolph J. May / 2020, Communications and Internet Policy, Publication

Online Video Subscriber Growth Compels Further Deregulation

December 11, 2020 / Andrew Long / 2020, Communications and Internet Policy, Publication

The Conservative Counterrevolution in Administrative Law

December 9, 2020 / Joseph Postell / 2020, Administrative Law, Publication

FSF President Randolph May on C-SPAN’s “The Communicators”

FSF President Randolph May appeared on C-SPAN’s “The Communicators,” on January 28, 2021, discussing free speech and censorship on social media.

Click HERE to watch the program.

Don’t Miss Two Important Fireside Chats

The Free State Foundation’s Thirteenth Annual Telecom Policy Conference will be held via Zoom on different days during March. As part of the conference, Free State Foundation President Randolph May will moderate two Fireside Chats, one with FTC Commissioners Noah Phillips and Christine Wilson on Friday, March 19, 10 – 11 a.m., and the other with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on Tuesday, March 23, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Click Here for the YouTube Video of FTC Commissioners Phillips and Wilson’s Fireside Chat

Click Here to watch the YouTube Video of FCC Commissioner Carr’s Fireside Chat

FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington’s Maiden Address

The Free State Foundation was very pleased to host FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington for his maiden address on February 16, 2021.

Click HERE to watch the YouTube video.

Click HERE to watch on C-SPAN.

And the full text of Commissioner Simington’s address is HERE.

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Quote of the Week

“Everyone is in favor of free speech. But some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.”

Winston Churchill