Archive: Announcements
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Vastine comments on the Trump administration’s trade team
Bloomberg BNA / International Trade Daily The “central role played by Froman appears to be more dispersed in the Trump administration,” Bob Vastine, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s
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Jensen advises on implications of a border tax
Chicago Tribune Some of the loudest opposition to a proposed tax on imports has come from the retail industry, which sent a handful of top CEOs to meet with President Donald Trump last week an
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Scott Wallsten: “New FCC chair has done some good, but transition’s not as easy as Pai” (The Hill)
New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has taken it on the chin recently, which should be expected considering that many of his views run contrary to the previous chairman's. But much of the criticism is over
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Mayo, Wallsten, and Weymouth participate in dialogue: Ecommerce and Mobile Technology Policy Challenges for the United States, China, and the World
John Mayo (CBPP Executive Director and Professor of Economics, Business and Public Policy in the McDonough School of Business), Scott Wallsten (CBPP Senior Policy Scholar), and Stephen Weymouth (
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Mayo advises chief executives not to sit on the sidelines
What Elon Musk shows us about the struggles of CEOs in Trump’s America, The Washington Post (February 9, 2017) Realistically, most chief executives cannot afford to rebuff the White House even
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Anna-Maria Kovacs: “The Flip Side: Digging In to Trump’s FTC Pick on Net Neutrality, Privacy” (Wireless Week)
Wireless Week In her speech to the ABA 2017 Consumer Protection Conference, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen summarized her view of the FTC’s mission: “We are s
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Larry Downes: “Policymakers alone cannot stop those pesky robocalls” (Washington Post)
The Washington Post Have you ever answered your phone only to hear an ominous message about the “IRS” demanding money, warnings from “Microsoft” that your computer needs immediate repairs or f
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Larry Downes: “Industry Groups Beg Congress, FCC To Restore Scrambled Internet Privacy Rules” (Forbes)
Forbes Late last week, a diverse coalition of advertising trade groups, broadband providers and advocacy groups across the political spectrum moved to reverse the FCC’s last-minute effort to r
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Mayo releases policy paper: “Competition in Telecommunications: Global Lessons for Policy Development in Mexico”
Center Executive Director John W. Mayo today released an economic policy paper, "Competition in Telecommunications: Global Lessons for Policy Development in Mexico," co-authored with Elisa V. Mar
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Larry Downes: “A new digital divide has emerged — and conventional solutions won’t bridge the gap” (Washington Post)
The Washington PostThough the United States has made profound progress in making Internet access universally available, a new digital divide has emerged that defies conventional solutions. Since
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