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Network Neutrality Would Have Killed Unlimited Bandwidth Plans
Network neutrality has been in the news again as, over the past two weeks, proponents have been marshaling forces against the Federal Communications Commission’s push to undo the most significant [...]
The FCC Targets Cable Set-Top Boxes—Why Now?
With great fanfare, FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler is calling for sweeping changes to the way cable TV set-top boxes work. In an essay published Jan. 27 by Re/Code, Wheeler began [...]
Realities of Zero Rating and Internet Streaming Will Confront the FCC in 2016
For tech policy progressives, 2015 was a great year. After a decade of campaigning, network neutrality advocates finally got the Federal Communications Commission to codify regulations that require Internet service [...]
COMMENTARY
Diluting the eBay Standard Will Embolden Trolls
Patent reform is proving to be an incremental process. Congress took a big step in 2011, when it passed the America Invents Acts. Additional legislation to protect both established businesses [...]
Trade agreements could promote international patent abuse
The House of Representatives has delayed voting on the Innovation Act, a bill designed to curb patent trolling, until after the August recess. But patent abuse still finds itself part [...]
Trade and Patent Reform Build Bridges in Congress
In a welcome show of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate took a significant step in the direction of freer global trade in April. The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of [...]