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Recent Publications
The Market Is Already Solving Dead Zones; BEAD Shouldn’t Fund Them
The recent announcement that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon will jointly advance satellite direct-to-device (D2D) technology should settle an ongoing debate over the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Whether taxpayer dollars should...
Winning the AI Race Runs Through Wi-Fi
Washington is consumed with artificial intelligence, and understandably so. The United States is locked in a technology race with China that will shape our economic and national security for a generation. So far, the AI race has largely focused on the mad dash in the...
The FCC Drew Some Clear Lines on Pole Costs. Now Let’s Unleash Broadband for Rural America.
Back in April, I made an argument in The Washington Times that is so obvious it shouldn't need making, much less made again: you shouldn't have to pay to fix someone else's mess. The Federal Communications Commission had affirmed that...
IEI Events
Institute for Policy Innovation: Global Encryption Day Briefing
The Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) recently hosted an event on Encryption and Online Commerce featuring the Innovation Economy Alliance's Executive Director Bartlett Cleland. IPI reports "Encryption is vital for secure online commerce and private communication....
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Latest From the Ecosystem
IEI Joins Coalition Urging the FCC to Avoid Intervening in Affiliation Agreements
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Our Networks Are Under Attack. Washington Needs to Treat It That Way
When Americans argue about infrastructure, the debate is usually how much to spend, who should pay, what ought to be built. The debates largely ignore how to protect infrastructure once it exists. That missed opportunity has a cost, and...
Shared Spectrum Is America’s Future—CBRS Shows Why
The debate over America's wireless spectrum is, at its core, a debate about the future of innovation. How we manage this finite resource will determine whether the United States maintains its technological leadership, or cedes it to competitors watching our every...
Ecosystem Events
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