Archive: News – Digital Economy
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Larry Downes: “Get Ready For Net Neutrality’s Ugly Return” (Forbes)
Forbes Once more into the net neutrality breach, friends. In the waning days of the Obama administration, an increasingly activist Federal Communications Commission plunged head-first into reg
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Larry Downes: “Should broadband be included in the Trump infrastructure plan?” (Washington Post)
Washington Post A House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee recently reviewed options for completing America’s impressive progress in deploying broadband infrastructure. Unlike other issues, ther
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Larry Downes: “YouTube TV Improves Outlook For AT&T-Time Warner Merger” (Forbes)
Forbes As the merger of AT&T and Time Warner makes its way through antitrust review at the Department of Justice, continued disruption in the video market improves the chances the deal will be
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Larry Downes: “Listen, technology holdouts: Enough is enough” (Washington Post)
The Washington Post Even as fanatic customers can be counted on to line up outside the Apple store for the latest iPhone, there are still millions of Americans who don’t use a smartphone at al
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Anna-Maria Kovacs: “Let’s put consumers’ needs first in internet regulation” (Fierce Telecom)
Fierce Telecom The overwhelming majority of Americans use the internet. They communicate with their friends, family and pets over the internet. The internet helps Americans find jobs and then
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Larry Downes: “Why Is The Media Smearing New FCC Chair Ajit Pai As The Enemy Of Net Neutrality?” (Forbes)
Forbes The net neutrality misinformation bandwagon has opened an ugly new front. As fellow Forbes contributor Harold Furchtgott-Roth reported, President Trump has named Ajit Pai, one of the cu
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Scott Wallsten named President of the Technology Policy Institute
Senior Policy Scholar Scott Wallsten was named President of the Technology Policy Institute, effective September 1, 2016. Scott formerly served as the Institute's Vice President for Research and
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Ukhaneva contributes to MMTC white paper: “A Lifeline to High-Speed Internet Access: An Economic Analysis of Administration Costs and the Impact on Consumers”
The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) has released a White Paper titled "A Lifeline to High-Speed Internet Access: An Economic Analysis of Administration Costs and the Impa
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Kovacs participates in Digital Policy Institute webinar “Special Access: What’s Best for Business and the Public”
Anna Maria Kovacs was among the panelists at a Digital Policy Institute webinar "Special Access: What's Best for Business and the Public." Other panelists included Evan Leo, partner at Kellogg, H
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Downes discusses divide between technological innovation, policy in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas In the latest issues of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, Larry Downes discusses the “growing divide between disruptive innovation and technology policy.” Downes loo
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