Regulation
FDR weaponized the airwaves. Now Trump’s FCC is doing it again
History does not repeat itself, but it occasionally rhymes. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s latest broadcast market interventions rhyme much more closely with Franklin Roosevelt’s view of government than with Ronald Reagan’s. This should...
FDR weaponized the airwaves. Now Trump’s FCC is doing it again
History does not repeat itself, but it occasionally rhymes. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s latest broadcast market interventions rhyme much more closely with Franklin Roosevelt’s view of government than with Ronald Reagan’s. This should...
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...
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...