TPI Aspen Forum Keynote Speakers include Professor Deirdre McCloskey, Newseum CEO Jeffrey Herbst, FTC Acting Chair Maureen Ohlhausen, EU Data Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli
Amy Smorodin
Register Now! Registration Fees Increase July 1 Keynotes at this year’s Technology Policy Institute’s Aspen Forum include: Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English and Communication at the University…
Communications Policy at this Summer’s Eighth Annual TPI Aspen Forum
Amy Smorodin
Want to escape the net neutrality quagmire but still talk communications policy this summer? Come to TPI’s Aspen Forum, where we will cover many other aspects of communications policy, such…
2017 TPI Aspen Forum: Turn and Face the (Strange?) Changes
Amy Smorodin
A new administration means new policy priorities. It also means new issues, angles, and discussions at this year’s TPI Aspen Forum. The changes ahead are reflected in this year’s Aspen…
Dispatch from the 2016 TPI Aspen Forum – Monday General Session Keynotes and Panels
Amy Smorodin
The first full day of the TPI Aspen Forum began with the discussion panel, “Innovation, Productivity and Growth: Is the Party Over?” TPI’s Scott Wallsten asked the panelists why there…
Dispatch from the 2016 TPI Aspen Forum – Sunday
Amy Smorodin
Instead of the normal keynote and welcoming remarks to open the TPI Aspen Forum, we decided the Sunday evening opening reception would be the perfect opportunity to make a very…
Press Releases
Aligning Incentives to Reduce Online Piracy
Amy Smorodin
By Thomas Lenard Published in The Hill on February 19, 2016 Last week, the movie industry, as represented by the MPAA, announced an agreement with Donuts, operator of the .MOVIE,…
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FCC Should Expedite License Modification Applications to Make More Spectrum Available
Amy Smorodin
Contact: Amy Smorodin (202) 828-4405 February 17, 2016 – Thomas Lenard, Technology Policy Institute President and Senior Fellow, urged the Federal Communications Commission today to expedite issuing a public notice…
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Blog Post: The Partisan FCC
Amy Smorodin
By Scott Wallsten February 16, 2016 A common lament lately is the increasing partisanship in our government institutions. No longer do politicians reach across party lines to reach compromises with…
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Blog Post: The Telecommunications Act of 1996 Employed 1000 Lawyers for A Decade
Amy Smorodin
By Scott Wallsten February 8, 2016 February 8, 2016 is the 20th anniversary of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, whose primary goal was creating a “procompetitive, deregulatory framework.” In this blog…
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Blog Post: The Truth About Piracy
Amy Smorodin
By Brett Danaher, Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang February 2, 2016 How can you determine the truth about the impact of piracy on sales? Economic theory is inconclusive on…
