Publication Type
October 22, 2010
Gaining Consent on Retransmission
In any normal functioning market, businesses freely decide to contract for products and services.
October 14, 2010
"Shock" Treatment
Today at the FCC the commissioners will vote on, and likely approve, moving forward with a “notice of proposed rulemaking,” a first step in crafting yet more regulations.
October 7, 2010
There’s an App for Health
Mobile technology has tremendous potential to have a substantial positive impact on health outcomes, according to several speakers from IPI’s second annual Communications Summit held yesterday in Washington DC.
September 29, 2010
Deal or No Deal?
Reports of draft legislation to address the ongoing “network neutrality” debate have leaked from Capitol Hill.
September 23, 2010
Growing State Taxes, Not Simplifying Them
Growing State Taxes, Not Simplifying Them
After years of unsustainable spending, state and local governments now find themselves in a budget bind.
September 16, 2010
Countering Counterfeit Drugs
Counterfeit drugs have become a scourge in many parts of the world, and are a threat even in advanced economies such as the U.
September 9, 2010
‘Consumer Advocates’ Only When It Pays
For hundreds of years, patent owners have “marked”—i.
September 2, 2010
Do Mobile Phones Kill People?
According to the Washington Post yesterday, China now is forcing registration of personal information with the government just to purchase a mobile phone.
August 26, 2010
The Merger Policy
Last week, time expired for weighing in with the FCC on the proposed Comcast deal with GE for NBC Universal.
August 19, 2010
How Washington Punishes Success
Examining the actions of the federal government, one might conclude that it sees mobile communications as a societal evil.