Five years ago, the Federal Communications Commission went off a time-honored course – the course that had been set in the early days of the commercial internet by the Clinton Administration and followed during the administration of George W. Bush.
Op-eds
The Time Is Now for Congressional Action Rather Than Neutrality
Two United States senators finally decided to take action to pull us out of the net neutrality vortex. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from Arizona, are ignoring the gridlock that is Washington to put the net neutrality issue to rest.
Light at the End of the Net Neutrality Tunnel
New year, same net neutrality saga—but there may be light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s Time to Reverse the Country’s Scientific Slide
America’s leaders today should remember the good advice of our founding fathers and reflect with smart policymaking that the U.S.’s global competitiveness, national security, and economic growth and stability at home depend on our ability to maintain leadership in innovation. If we don’t step up the pace, at the end of the next decade we’ll find ourselves far behind.
Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers All Care About Online Privacy
While it is true millennials are the first generation to grow up with computers, the internet, and a smart device in their pocket, the belief that privacy is something they don’t care about is a myth.
Congress Is Finally Listening to Consumers on Internet Privacy
The House Energy & Commerce Committee released a bipartisan draft of a comprehensive consumer internet privacy bill just before 2019 year-end. With countless online privacy abuses, data misuses, and security breaches in recent years, these legislative developments are highly welcome progress.
Congress Must Act Now to Stop TV Blackouts for Nearly 900,000 Americans
STELAR allows viewers nationwide to receive network programming from a local station when possible or from satellite delivery when necessary. If STELAR is not renewed, there are at least 870,000 mostly rural people who will lose access to at least some network programming.
Nationwide Internet Privacy Protections are Within Reach
In Congress, as with the American public, a broad consensus exists that the time is ripe for the enactment of federal consumer data privacy protections. All eyes have now turned to Sens. Cantwell and Wicker with the expectation that they will soon come forward with a bipartisan bill that can attract broad support in both the House and the Senate.
Democratic Candidates Need to Learn to Play the Long Game on Broadband
It’s time for candidates to discuss how they propose to get to fast broadband for everyone, rather than just throwing money at a problem and hoping for the best public sector solution.
Congress Must Act to Stop Balkanization of the Internet
Congress should heed the broad national consensus in support of strong federal privacy protections and pass a bipartisan measure that assures consumers a constant level of protection, regardless of where they happen to be or how they access the internet.
STELAR Act Reauthorization Should Top Congress’ Year-End List
As many as 870,000 people — most living in rural areas — would lose access to at least some broadcast network signals if Congress does not renew the STELAR Act.
Only Congress Can End the Net Neutrality War
Statutory permanence for internet openness is the only way to end the ongoing uncertainty shrouding the internet ecosystem due to ever-changing rules.