Digital Liberty advocates for a consumer-driven market free from heavy regulation or taxation of the Internet, technology, telecommunications, video games, and media.
AI
Senator Cruz Leads on AI
By James Erwin Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz moved to reify President Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan with legislation. At a Commerce Committee hearing with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michale Kratsios, Senator Cruz introduced a five-pillar framework for a comprehensive AI package,…
Regulation
FCC Creates “Licensing Assembly Line” for Space
By Blake Reed America’s commercial space sector is moving at rocket speed, but for years one of the biggest bottlenecks has been the Federal Communications Commission’s own satellite licensing process. That is finally starting to change. On July 1, 2026, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced that…
Antitrust
The EU Keeps Changing the Rules to Fine American Companies
By James Bighenti The EU has been relying on American companies to provide cloud services that they have made impossible to build in Europe. Then, as a condition of market access, they mandated interoperability, portability, and switching mechanisms for cloud service providers. American companies complied and ceded their competitive advantages, but now two American…
Broadband
USF Contribution Factor Hits Record 38.8% for Q3 2026: Another Hidden Tax Hike on American Consumers
By Blake Reed The Federal Communications Commission has announced that the Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor will rise to a record 38.8% for the third quarter of 2026. This marks yet another increase in one of the largest hidden taxes embedded in Americans’ phone and broadband bills.
Free Speech
The JAWBONE Act Would Finally Make Government Pay for Bullying Companies Into Censorship
By Blake Reed Digital Liberty is strongly endorsing new legislation that would finally give regular citizens real recourse when government officials pressure private companies to silence speech they dislike. Senators Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden introduced the JAWBONE Act — short…
FCC
Wireless Service Keeps Getting Cheaper: Americans Are Getting More for Less
By Blake Reed There’s some welcome relief for American pocketbooks: wireless service continues to buck the trend of rising costs, delivering dramatically better value year after year. Along with broadband, prices for wireless phone service continue to decline thanks to robust competition, market-driven spectrum policy, and a…
Broadband
11 Straight Years of Better Service at Lower Real Cost
By Blake Reed Good news for American families: broadband is one of the few things in the economy that keeps getting cheaper and better. According to the latest 2026 USTelecom Broadband Pricing Index (BPI), real (inflation-adjusted) prices for popular home internet plans fell again in…
Economic Growth
FCC Clarifies Section 310(b) Foreign Ownership Rules: A Small Step Toward Regulatory Sanity
By Blake Reed The Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau has issued new guidance that brings some clarity to broadcasters struggling with inadvertent violations of the agency’s foreign ownership restrictions. Released as DA 26-501, the document sets out how the FCC will process various broadcast applications…
FCC
The FCC’s Long War on Free Speech
By Blake Reed In an era when government regulators still eye the airwaves with avarice, Digital Liberty continues to champion a simple, principled truth: absolute free speech. We have repeatedly urged the FCC to stay out of content disputes and free-market negotiations between broadcasters and affiliates. The government…