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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,…
Uncategorized
Digital Liberty Submits Comments on FTC’s Proposed Personalized Pricing Policy
By Saara Khan Digital Liberty has submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission opposing its Proposed Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing and urging the Commission to withdraw the proposal. The FTC’s proposal would threaten businesses with enforcement actions under Section 5 of the FTC Act if consumers are…
FCC
USF “Fee” Hits Record 42% for Q4 2026
By Saara Khan The Federal Communications Commission proposed yet another spike in the Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor for the final quarter of 2026. The new 42% rate would mark the highest rate in one of the largest hidden taxes in Americans’ phone and broadband bills.
AI
Satellite streamlining bill advances in House Commerce Committee
By James Erwin It is a consensus repeated so often among our nation’s intelligentsia as to be overwhelming: America needs to build. We need to build more and faster than we have in decades and remove those bottle necks in permits, reviews, and applications that have inhibited projects…
Bad Proposals
No, The FCC Should Not Mandate Phone Unlocking
By James Erwin A little over two weeks ago, four House Republicans sent a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr urging the agency to mandate phone unlocking for all carriers. On Thursday, five Republican Senators followed suit. A recent poll found that…
Broadband
FCC Seeks Public Input on Modernizing Universal Service Fund Administration
By Blake Reed The Federal Communications Commission is inviting public comment on potential reforms to the administration of the Universal Service Fund, the multi-billion-dollar program that supports rural broadband, low-income connectivity, schools and libraries, and rural health care. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking circulated for consideration…
5G
Digital Liberty Submits Comments on The View’s Bona Fide News Program Controversy
By Blake Reed Digital Liberty has filed reply comments in the ongoing debate over whether ABC’s daytime talk show The View qualifies as a “bona fide news interview program” under Section 315 of the Communications Act. In its filing in MB Docket No. 26-124, Digital Liberty made…
Uncategorized
Digital Liberty Submits Comments to the FCC urging Preemption of California’s Outdated Copper Rules
By Blake Reed Digital Liberty has filed reply comments supporting AT&T’s petition to the FCC requesting preemption of California regulations that are blocking the retirement of outdated copper networks and the transition to modern fiber and wireless service. In its comments in support of AT&T’s Petition…
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…