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Star Trek Tech: If Government Stays Out of the Way
In Star Trek, Captain Kirk communicates to his allies and enemies via a giant video wall on his space ship’s holodeck. Decades ago, those science fiction fantasy technologies seemed far fetched, but apps like Zoom and Apple’s Facetime have made real-time video chat a...
World Wi-Fi Day and the Value of Unlicensed Spectrum
The IPI policy nerd holiday calendar may look a bit different than yours but days like World Wi-Fi Day, which is June 20th, and World IP Day, April 26th of every year, should be part of your awareness, too. Why? These two days celebrate two of the fundamental building...
Congress On the Wrong Wavelength
The refrain that very little gets done in Washington is now common, likely because it is so observably true. Issues of importance to the country seem to be perpetuated rather than solved, and often not even addressed. Instead, Congress distracts itself with reality...
Congress Must Move Now to Reauthorize Spectrum Auctions
Tomorrow the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) auction authority will expire. Despite its obvious importance, for US global competitiveness and consumers, Congress extended the authority only a couple months when it was about to expireearly this fall. Instead...
Institute for Policy Innovation: Should the Center-Right Embrace Enhanced Antitrust State Power?
On December 6, 2022 the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) hosted an important discussion regarding the whether the center-right should embrace enhanced antitrust state power. IPI says of the panel, "Increasingly, voices on the center-right, including elected...
IEI Signs Coalition Letter that Urges Commonsense Changes to Kids Online Safety Act
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IEI Signs Coalition Letter on Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment
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Comments to FCC on Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment
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IEI Signs Coalition Letter in Opposition to App Store Regulation
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Ukraine Invasion Brings Hypothetical Security Issues With Tech Bills Close to Reality
By Patrick Hedger Vladimir Putin thought he was taking advantage of a world too divided to do anything about his heinous vision to rebuild the evil empire the was the Soviet Union. So far, it seems like he grossly miscalculated. Much of the world has banded...