Saturday, May 30, 2020

Privacy Recap: Updates on CCPA Regulations, CPRA Ballot Initiative; Congressional Democrats Introduce Rival COVID-19 Bill

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Below I summarize a few recent developments of note in the privacy space: First , it now appears likely that rules implementing the Cali...
Friday, May 29, 2020

FSF President Randolph May's Statement on Trump Executive Order

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The following statement may be attributed to Free State Foundation President Randolph May regarding President Trump’s Executive Order: ...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

U.S. Trade Rep's Notorious Markets Report Tackles Online Copyright Piracy

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Today, Free State Foundation President Randolph May and I published a Perspectives from FSF Scholars paper titled " Modernize Copyrigh...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Petition to Supreme Court Could Clear the Way for Modernized Media Rules

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On April 17, U.S. General Solicitor Noel Francisco filed a petition to seek Supreme Court review of a decision by the Third Circuit Court ...
Friday, May 22, 2020

Memorial Day 2020

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This is my fourteenth consecutive Memorial Day message. You can find the previous thirteen at the end of this one. I confess I never ima...

Congress Urged to Provide Stay Connected Vouchers to Impacted Americans

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As of May 14, over 750 broadband providers and trade associations have signed on to the FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge . In addition,...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

FCC Proposing to Keep "Broadcast Internet" Services Free From Legacy Regulations

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On May 18, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr delivered a  keynote address   as part of the National Association of Broadcasters' event on ...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

FCC's 5G Upgrade Order Will Fast-Track Improvements to Wireless Networks

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At its public meeting on  June 9 , the FCC will consider a proposed order and further notice of rulemaking that will clarify what wireless ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

FCC, House Pursue Different Approaches to Keeping Americans Online

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Americans continue to suffer the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the FCC and the House of Representatives recently took...
Monday, May 18, 2020

Audio of Conversation on the FCC, Broadcast Journalism, and the First Amendment

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Audio is now available for Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May's Federalist Society  teleforum conversation  with  FCC Gene...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Four Facts About the FCC's Ligado Order

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The following tweets   by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May respond to Sen. Jim Inhofe's floor speech on May 12 regardin...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Senate Commerce Committee Members Introduce COVID-19 Privacy Bill

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Contact tracing, which involves identifying those who have tested positive for COVID-19 and the people with whom they have interacted, may p...
Monday, May 11, 2020

Cable Wireless Subscribership Continues to Grow

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During the  first quarter of 2020 , Comcast's Xfinity Mobile added 216,000 new wireless subscribers for a total of nearly 2.3 million. ...
Friday, May 08, 2020

MD Governor Hogan Vetoes Digital Ad Tax

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On May 7, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed the first-of-its-kind state digital advertising tax passed by the General Assembly on March ...
Wednesday, May 06, 2020

MEDIA ADVISORY: Today's Senate Armed Services Hearing on Ligado

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The following is a compilation of a  Twitter thread by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May regarding today's hearing befor...