Competition & Free Market

The importance of market competition in the race for a global advantage in innovation is vital to growth as a nation. Policies that protect self-rule, free-entry and free-scope enable businesses and the economy to compete successfully to spur progress in public and private institutions.

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Shared Spectrum Is America’s Future—CBRS Shows Why

by Bartlett Cleland | Jun 1, 2026 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Broadband, Competition & Free Market, Emerging Technologies, IEI post, Uncategorized

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...

IEA Joins Coalition: Discriminatory Trade Practices in Asia Should Be A Priority In Forthcoming Section 301 Investigations

by Innovation Economy Alliance | Apr 25, 2026 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, IEI post, Regulation

Click Here To Read the Full Coalition Letter

NTIA Should Take Care With ‘Leftover’ Broadband Funds

by Bartlett Cleland | Mar 12, 2026 | Broadband, Competitiveness, IEI post, Regulation

Washington has a well-earned reputation for finding new and creative ways to spend taxpayer money. So when President Trump’s reforms to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program cut the estimated cost of connecting rural America roughly in...