Economists have long recognized that technological innovation and enhanced communication increase productivity and reduce friction in economic activity. And never before has technology’s impact on economic growth been as evident as it is today.
At IPI, we focus on technology and communications policy not only because it’s critical to economic growth, but also because government’s inherent tendency to regulate prospectively poses an active threat to the economic gains and lifestyle enhancements made possible by technological innovation.
The communications and technology industries are among the country’s most competitive and the biggest capital investors in the U.S. economy, and are thus prime engines of economic growth and job creation. It is critical that public policy encourages continued innovation and investment in the tech sector, and that we don’t limit the innovation upside with counterproductive taxes and regulations.
Thinking Through the Affordable Connectivity Program
It doesn’t make sense to allow the Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps 23 million low-income households afford broadband, lapse because of congressional neglect.
Coalition Letter Concerning NO FAKES Act
Bipartisan coalition letter expressing concerns with the released draft legislation called the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe, or NO FAKES Act.
When it Comes to Regulating Tech Firms, These Republicans Abandon Their Principles
It is parents who are primarily responsible for protecting their children from the harms of smoking, alcohol, drugs and yes, social media. Conservatives used to know that.
Canadian Troll Patent Suits Could Upend U.S. Connectivity
The ITC has an important job to do – protecting American companies from unfair foreign trade practices, but trolls are abusing this important agency. The AAIA will allow it to return to that mission and keep patent trolls out of the ITC.
Technology Can Save Kids' Lives in Texas
Texas legislators should consider investing in the necessary technology to properly serve its wards in its deficient foster care system instead of spending their time in populist pontificating against “Big Tech.”
Technology Can Save Kids' Lives in Texas
Texas legislators should consider investing in the necessary technology to properly serve its wards in its deficient foster care system instead of spending their time in populist pontificating against “Big Tech.”
Texas Goes Big on Broadband...Maybe
Loads of new federal dollars for expanded broadband access presents Texas (and other states) an opportunity to make broadband available to every resident. But the state will have to stay laser-focused on reaching unserved communities instead of taking the easier road and creating additional competition for existing broadband customers.
Texas Goes Big on Broadband...Maybe
Loads of new federal dollars for expanded broadband access presents Texas (and other states) an opportunity to make broadband available to every resident. But the state will have to stay laser-focused on reaching unserved communities instead of taking the easier road and creating additional competition for existing broadband customers.
Conservatives Should Shut Down Congress' 'Middle-Mile' Madness
Carefully investing taxpayer dollars to bring high-speed internet to unserved rural areas makes sense, but lighting taxpayer dollars on fire in a special-interest giveaway to build “networks to nowhere” does not. As always, the devil is in the details.
World Wi-Fi Day and the Value of Unlicensed Spectrum
You can be forgiven for not knowing that today is World Wi-Fi Day, but you’re certainly aware of the importance of wi-fi to our modern economy and lifestyles. That’s why it’s concerning that Congress has allowed the FCC’s authority to auction and allocate spectrum to lapse. Congress should prioritize restoring the FCC’s authority with the recognition that unlicensed spectrum is also of immense economic value to the economy.
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