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The Open Wireless Movement and the push for alternative methods of internet access
July 9, 2014
Not too long ago, people were frantic about the FCC’s alleged promise to provide free WiFi to everyone. While this myth was quickly debunked, recent developments suggest that although the elusive pr...
FBI Calls For Legislation To Give Government Access To Encrypted Data
October 16, 2014
Washington – In a speech at the Brookings Institution today, FBI Director James Comey’s called on Congress to pass legislation giving the government statutorily mandated access to the encrypted da...
An Open Internet is the Goal of Both Our US Delegation at ITU and the FCC
October 28, 2014
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an arm of the United Nations and is dedicated to global coordination of things like satellite orbital slots, terrestrial spectrum use, and technical ...
Wall Street Journal Open Internet Reporter Has a Grip; Editorial and Opinion Pages — Not So Much
November 12, 2014
If the FCC ends up deferring to common sense and classifies landline Internet access as a telecommunications service, most advocates for that move support use of only a few core provisions of Title II...
Good for Sprint. Competition and Open Internet access For All.
January 16, 2015
Unlike certain legacy monopoly Internet service providers, both wired and wireless, Sprint has not opposed FCC open Internet access rules over the past year. It understands that basic industry fra...
House, Senate Hold Open Internet Hearings
January 21, 2015
Washington -- Open Internet supporters told House Energy and Commerce Committee members today they are concerned that draft legislation would block the FCC’s ability to protect consumers’ access t...
Engineers Go To Work on New TV Navigation Devices
January 29, 2015
Washington - Late last year, while reauthorizing satellite carriage of TV signals, Congress instructed the FCC to update its rules on interoperability for TV navigation devices. Implementing the n...
Evolution of Open Internet to 2015 Success
March 2, 2015
Seven or eight years ago, the most active companies in the first Open Internet Coalition were Amazon, eBay, Google and Skype. Twitter was barely a twinkle and I don’t know how I really lived without...
Law Enforcement, Civil Society Representatives Clash Over ‘Crypto Wars’ 2.0
March 13, 2015
Washington - This week was a busy one for in the tech policy space, especially when it came to discussions of privacy and security. Yesterday there were two events with identical topics: the modern ...
Industry Leaders Ask House Leaders To Support Privacy Act Extension Bill
April 28, 2015
Washington -- Companies and trade associations representing leaders of U.S. industry sent a letter to House leadership Tuesday asking them to pass the Judicial Redress Act of 2015. The letter’s sign...
Industry Asks Senate To Pass Bill Extending Rights in Privacy Act To Europeans, Others
June 25, 2015
Washington -- In a letter to Senate leaders Thursday, representatives of U.S. industry asked Senate leadership to support the Judicial Redress Act, S. 1600, which was introduced last week by Senators ...