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Competition Continues to Down Broadband Prices
By Saara Khan A recent study by Pepperdine University economist James Prieger found that competition between 5G home broadband and cable has driven home internet prices down by as much as 17%. For years, many Americans had limited choices for high-speed home internet, leaving cable providers…
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…
Digital Liberty Submits Comments to the FCC urging Preemption of California’s Outdated Copper Rules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AT&T’s petition to the FCC requesting preemption of California regulations that are blocking the retirement of outdated copper networks and the transition to modern fiber and wireless service.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…
FCC Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls with New Numbering Policies
By Blake Reed On March 26, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at combating illegal robocalls by tightening controls on how telephone numbers are obtained and used. This latest effort focuses on the origination…
FCC Adds Foreign-Made Routers to Covered List for National Security Reasons
By Blake Reed On March 23, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission took a significant step to strengthen cybersecurity by updating its covered list to include all consumer-grade routers produced in any foreign country. This move, announced by the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland…
California Unions Fight AI Efficiency
By James Erwin Government workers and the unions that represent them are always in the business of making government more expensive. It is a self-evident truth that it is in their interest to inflate costs with boosted salaries, larded pensions, and excessive paid vacation. It makes sense, then,…
Rep. Richard Hudson Moves to Simplify Emergency Communications
By Nate Norris How can we improve emergency responses to save American lives? A subcommittee markup on January 15 sought to answer this question. The House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee discussed the Next Generations 9-1-1 Act, its implications, and how it will save…
Digital Liberty Submits Comments to FCC on Next Generation Television Mandates
By Nate Norris Today, Digital Library led a coalition of 20 free market groups in submitting comments to the FCC. These comments urged the Commission to reject adoption mandates for Next Generation Television. With World War II-era regulation still constraining broadcasters, new regulation will not improve video…
BEAD funds should not subsidize ISPs forever
By James Erwin A bipartisan group of 14 senators is lobbying NTIA to let states keep the $20 billion in BEAD savings Administrator Arielle Roth has been able to find in the program. As we have argued before, this money should return to the taxpayer, and it certainly…
The AI moratorium is showing signs of life.
By James Erwin Reports of a federal moratorium preempting ill-considered state AI laws were greatly exaggerated. Yesterday the idea rose like a Phoenix from the ashes. What changed? Presidential leadership. President Trump endorsed a federal moratorium on AI regulation this past summer, shortly after a proposal…