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.
World Class No More?
In a connected, competitive world, innovation can happen almost anywhere. The only question is will our immigration policy keep it from happening here?
Life in the Fast Lane
The federal government sells fast lane access and higher qualities of service. It shouldn’t forbid broadband companies from doing the same thing.
Cable Merger Is Good for Consumers
Those who believe in free markets believe that companies should be free to merge as they see fit, and that the only role for antitrust should be to address clear evidence of consumer harm, writes Tom Giovanetti in RealClearTechnology.
Cable Merger Will Benefit Consumers and (Unfortunately) Regulators
The Comcast\Time Warner Cable merger won’t harm consumers, but it will provide regulators with an opportunity to make policy under duress rather than through the normal rulemaking or legislative processes.
Internet
The FCC and Chairman Tom Wheeler need to do nothing immediately in the wake of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's Jan. 14 decision rejecting the agency's 2010 net neutrality rules, said IPI's Tom Giovanetti
Why the FCC Should Not Get Sidetracked over Network Neutrality
With the FTC and the Justice Department in place and well-funded, it is needlessly duplicative for the FCC to engage in network neutrality rules and enforcement.
Sweet 16
The time is now for Congress to recognize that a permanent moratorium has come of age and mark the occasion by saying goodbye forever to discrimination.
ALEC Comments to House Subcommittee Concerning Update to Federal Communications Act
Comments by Rep. Thoreson and Bartlett Cleland submitted to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology concerning an update to the federal Communications Act. The comments are taken from ALEC’s Six Principles for Communications and Technology, adopted by the Task Force and Board in 2013.
The Siren Song of Efficiency in Music Licensing, Part 2
There’s no need to erode copyright protections to facilitate innovation in the music marketplace. The market is providing a variety of music choices for consumers and business model choices for artists.
The Silver Lining in the Net Neutrality Decision
FCC Chairman Wheeler says the FCC will take action only “if something appears to go wrong in a material, not a trivial, way. . . .“ That would be a good policy for all regulators, not just for the FCC.
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