by Bartlett Cleland | Mar 10, 2021 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Emerging Technologies, IEI post, Regulation
Almost predictably, when Democrats take control of a legislature in a state, the governor’s mansion, a chamber of the U.S. Congress or the White House, the first volley of political rhetoric is that the party of big government is back. They will tax, grow regulation...
by Bartlett Cleland | Feb 12, 2021 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Emerging Technologies
Less than two weeks before the release of “Wonder Woman 1984,” Roku Inc. and WarnerMedia had yet to reach a deal that would allow for the streaming of the movie or any other HBOMax content on Roku. Reportedly, Roku had set tough terms and WarnerMedia was refusing to...
by Innovation Economy Alliance | Dec 23, 2020 | Competitiveness, IEI post, Online Speech, Regulation, Reports & Briefings
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by Innovation Economy Alliance | Nov 19, 2020 | Broadband, Competitiveness, Ecosystem, Online Speech, Regulation, Telecommunications, Wireless
On this episode of Policy Gone Viral, James Madison Institute’s Andrea O’Sullivan talks with Bartlett Cleland, Executive Director of the Innovation Economy Institute. Click Here to WATCH the...
by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 13, 2020 | Broadband, Competitiveness, Emerging Technologies, IEI post, Regulation, Testimonies & Filings
FCC Chairman Pai has included an item on the November 18th meeting agenda to free up a slice of spectrum for public use. No longer will it continue to be hoarded by the federal government and left unused. The spectrum in question is the 5.9 band which has been held...
by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 5, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Regulation, Workforce
Regulatory or legislative moves by federal, state, or local governments that presume to know the direction of invention and innovation often lead to any number of unintended consequences. This is regulatory hubris typically resulting in great disruptions to innovation...
by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 5, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Ecosystem, Emerging Technologies, IT & Data Innovation, Regulation, Uncategorized
Frequent antitrust interventions into the economy have thankfully been out of fashion in recent years. However, about once a decade Washington uses government’s biggest hammer against industry, antitrust law, in an effort to smash a disfavored company. This is one of...
by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 5, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Broadband, Competitiveness, Emerging Technologies, Wireless
Earlier this week the Department of Defense concluded the time it allowed for people to submit information regarding the Department’s plan to own and operate a national 5G network. The DoD was seeking guidance on how it could support and develop 5G deployment for...
by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 5, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Broadband, Competitiveness, Emerging Technologies, Regulation, Telecommunications, Wireless
Internet access and broadband coverage across the country is one of the many great American success stories of the innovation economy. For the last decade broadband service providers have made major investments, typically ranking as the largest capital-expenditure...
by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 5, 2020 | Competitiveness, Ecosystem, Privacy, Publications
PRI Senior Fellow in Tech and Innovation Bartlett Cleland joins us to discuss the California Consumer Privacy Act, which took effect on July 1. He discusses the serious flaws with the new law and how it will impact consumers and business owners, looks ahead to...
by Anna Parsons | Nov 5, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Privacy, Regulation
Companies built empires on user data — information volunteered in exchange for services. But with heightened privacy scrutiny, could those companies survive today? The California Consumer Privacy Act is challenging how companies use data and testing their viability....
by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 5, 2020 | Competitiveness, Ecosystem, IT & Data Innovation, Privacy
On November 3, Californians will be asked to make a what appears to be a simple decision, that is, would they like to increase their privacy? However, where Proposition 24, to enable the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act is concerned, appearances are...
by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 5, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, E-Government, Ecosystem, Regulation, Taxes & Budget
Last month the state of California began enforcing its expensive and heavy-handed new business privacy laws despite the economic burdens already borne by business because of COVID-19 and the government’s shut down of the economy. At $55 billion in compliance costs...
by Bartlett Cleland | Nov 5, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Ecosystem, Regulation
Businesses were ordered to close. Schools were shuttered. People were told to stay home. Many believed that in a week or two life for the most part would return to normal and that COVID would be a bad memory. Now, four months later, California has not just halted...
by Bartlett Cleland | Oct 28, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Emerging Technologies, Online Speech, Regulation
Congress loudly criticized social media for “allowing” itself to be manipulated by foreign powers to influence America’s 2016 presidential election. This alleged lack of content moderation during the last election cycle earned many sites a reputation as irresponsible...
by Innovation Economy Alliance | Oct 28, 2020 | Broadband, Competition & Free Market, Telecommunications, Testimonies & Filings, Wireless
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by Innovation Economy Alliance | Oct 20, 2020 | Competition & Free Market, Emerging Technologies, IEI post, Telecommunications, Testimonies & Filings, Wireless
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by Bartlett Cleland | Oct 15, 2020 | Broadband, Competitiveness, Regulation, Reports & Briefings, Telecommunications
“Particularly over the last decade, much has been said about “innovation.” Many have commented on how to create an environment to inspire it, to manage it or benefit from it. In fact, so much has been said that unfortunately many people tune it out. This has...
by Innovation Economy Alliance | Oct 9, 2020 | Broadband, Competition & Free Market, Competitiveness, IEI post, Telecommunications, Testimonies & Filings, Wireless
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by Bartlett Cleland | Sep 4, 2020 | Competitiveness, IEI post, Online Speech, Regulation, Telecommunications, Uncategorized
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by Anna Parsons | Jul 31, 2020 | Competition & Free Market, IEI post, Telecommunications, Testimonies & Filings
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by Innovation Economy Alliance | Jul 24, 2020 | Broadband, Competitiveness, IEI post, Online Speech, Regulation, Testimonies & Filings, Wireless
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by Bartlett Cleland | Jul 24, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Ecosystem, Privacy
Businesses were ordered to close. Schools were shuttered. People were told to stay home. Many believed that in a week or two life for the most part would return to normal and that COVID would be a bad memory. Now, four months later, California has not just halted...
by Innovation Economy Alliance | Jul 22, 2020 | Competitiveness, Taxes & Budget, Testimonies & Filings
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