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.
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.
Toll-Free Data Is a Good Thing
Toll-free data will be as good for consumers as was toll-free voice.
Wearing the Need for Tax Reform on Your Sleeve
Taxable events are on the move but archaic tax codes remain moribund.
As Technology Advances, We Need to Choose: Liberty or Big Brother
Although technology is merely a tool that can be used for either good or evil, in the wake of the NSA's invasion into our private lives, the time is now when society must decide if it wants expanded freedom or expansive government control.
Shaking the Foundation
We live in a time of unparalleled advances in technology, but technology is merely a tool that can be used for good or evil, to empower the state or empower the people. We must decide as a society what we want—expanded individual opportunity or expansive government control.
What's Wrong With the Wi-Fi?
Spectrum policy should be about facilitating innovation, not simply about maximizing revenue, which means providing for sufficient unlicensed as well as licensed spectrum.
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