Amazing Progress and Coronavirus-Era Inequalities in Broadband Deployment
David Fish
Yesterday’s Washington Post’s Tech 202 column is an important coronavirus-themed broadband policy read. It is pure clickbait at the Technology Policy Institute, particularly since its editor, Cat Zakrzewski, joined TPI’s…
Static Ideas of Competition in the Information Age…and in Congress
David Fish
The technology sector is earning favorable reviews for its amazing ability to keep consumers connected and elements of the economy functioning during the coronavirus pandemic. The pioneering Silicon Valley and…
How Much is Privacy Worth Around the World and Across Platforms? A Guide for Policymakers
David Fish
The European Union and California have enacted strict data privacy laws, and Congress and the Federal Trade Commission are considering new legislative and regulatory options. In each case, government has…
Does Pirated Video Crowd Out Non-Pirated Video? Yes—See How Much Here.
David Fish
Many of us are hooked on streaming video, but sometimes we will watch video however it comes to us, including pirated video streams. The online analytics firm Sandvine says more…
Huawei and ZTE: A Bargaining Chip No More?
David Fish
If FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s scheduling of a vote this week to bar U.S. companies that receive subsidies from purchasing 5G equipment from Chinese firms like Huawei and ZTE isn’t…
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Economics, Experts, and Federalism in Mozilla v. FCC
David Fish
Read this blog post in our new TPInsights newsletter! Download PDF In Mozilla v. FCC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit addressed dozens of questions of law,…
Huawei: Security Risk, Bargaining Chip or Both?
David Fish
A recent Gizmodo headline poses the question everyone seems to be asking lately, “Wait, What the Hell Is Going on With Huawei Now?” In an apparent policy reversal, President Trump…
Infrastructure Bill Needs Reverse Auctions and Evaluations for Cost-Effective Results
David Fish
New talk of a $2 trillion national infrastructure bill may be aspirational, but if the Trump-Pelosi-Schumer troika can take the time to push “pause” on the verbal missiles aimed at…
Note to Congress: Antitrust Exemptions Could Harm Publishers and Consumers of News
David Fish
The top Democrat and Republican on the House antitrust subcommittee introduced the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act this week. This act would give news publishers a 48-month “safe harbor” anti-trust…
