Recent Free State Foundation Publications
Comments of the Free State Foundation on Encouraging the Provision of New Technologies and Services to the Public , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, May 21, 2018.“Connecting All of America: Advancing the Gigabit and 5G Future” Free State Foundation Tenth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, “Final Thoughts and Looking Ahead: Perspectives from Three of FSF's Academic All-Stars,” May 18, 2018.“Connecting All of America: Advancing the Gigabit and 5G Future” Free State Foundation Tenth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, “All-Star Panel II: Solutions for Getting Past Net Neutrality and Advancing the Gigabit and 5G Future,” The Net Neutrality CRA Would Remove FTC Privacy Protections , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in The Washington Examiner, May 9, 2018.Why Economists Consistently Support Free Trade Policies Free Market Policy Prescriptions for the Internet of Things , by Seth L. Cooper, Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, April 27, 2018.Copyrights and Patents, Piracy and Theft World IP Day – An Opportune Time to Modernize Music Copyright Protections , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, in The Hill, April 23, 2018.Bureaucracy in America: A Constitutional Approach to Administration , by Joseph Postell, Member of the Free State Foundation’s Board of Academic Advisors, April 17, 2018.Just a Shadow of the Old ACLU , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Theodore R. Bolema, in The Washington Times, April 15, 2018.A Critique of the ACLU’s “Public Internet Option” Study , by Theodore R. Bolema, Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, April 9, 2018.Reaching Rural America: Free Market Solutions for Promoting Broadband Deployment , by Michael J. Horney, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, March 19, 2018.Testimony of Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Michael J. Horney, Hearing on HB 1654, “Commercial Law – Internet Privacy and Net Neutrality,” and Hearing on HB 1655, “Commercial Law – Privacy and Net Neutrality Protections,” FCC Back on Track Promoting Broadband Deployment to All Americans Testimony of Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Michael J. Horney, Hearing on SB 287, “State Funds - Procurement of Services From Internet Service Providers – Restriction,” before the Committee on Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs, Maryland General Assembly, March 2, 2018.Modernizing Civil Copyright Enforcement for the Digital Age Economy - The Need for Notice-and-Takedown Reforms and Small Claims Relief , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, February 28, 2018.Comments of the Free State Foundation on FCC Proposed Changes to the Lifeline Program , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, February 21, 2018.Chevron and Net Neutrality at the FCC The Proper Context for Assessing the AT&T/Time Warner Merger State Executive Orders Reimposing Net Neutrality Regulations Are Preempted by the Restoring Internet Freedom Order , by Free State Foundation Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, February 2, 2018.
Reactions to the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Draft Order , by Free State Foundation Scholars Babette E. Boliek, Timothy J. Brennan, Michelle P. Connolly, Robert W. Crandall, Richard A. Epstein, Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, Daniel A. Lyons, James E. Prieger, Christopher J. Walker, and Christopher S. Yoo, December 4, 2017.
Revisiting Net Neutrality , by Daniel A. Lyons, Member of the Free State Foundation’s Board of Academic Advisors, November 10, 2017.
What Do Economists Know About Net Neutrality Regulation - Quite a Lot, and the FCC Should Pay Attention "Next Generation 5G Wireless Networks: Seizing the Opportunities and Overcoming the Obstacles," Free State Foundation Policy Seminar, Transcript of Proceeding, Donald Stockdale’s Special Remarks , August 31, 2017.Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation - Restoring Internet Freedom Real Progress in Regulatory Reform , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in The Washington Times, August 22, 2017.Antitrust Provides a More Reasonable Framework for Net Neutrality Regulation "A New Direction for Communications Policy: Less Regulation, More Investment and Innovation," Free State Foundation Ninth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, M. Connolly’s Final Thoughts The Danger Posed by the Growing Administrative State: The Cost of Regulations Is Almost Always Underestimated and Innovation Is Stifled Why Municipalities Should Stop Trying to Subsidize Broadband Access , by Free State Foundation Senior Fellow Theodore R. Bolema and Research Associate Michael J. Horney, in The Hill, August 1, 2017.D.C. Circuit Ruling Supports FCC’s Use of Deregulatory Presumptions , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, July 27, 2017."A New Direction for Communications Policy: Less Regulation, More Investment and Innovation," Free State Foundation Ninth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, FTC Panel , July 20, 2017.Comments of the Free State Foundation - Restoring Internet Freedom An Assessment of the FCC’s Proposal to Conduct a Cost-Benefit Analysis , by Theodore R. Bolema, Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, July 14, 2017.An Internet Plebiscite: Putting Public Pressure on the FCC Won’t Produce Better Communications , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in The Washington Times, July 12, 2017."A New Direction for Communications Policy: Less Regulation, More Investment and Innovation," Free State Foundation Ninth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, All-Star Panel , July 5, 2017.Ex Parte Submission of the Free State Foundation in the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom proceedingThe Problem with Municipal Broadband and Solutions for Promoting Private Investment , by Free State Foundation Senior Fellow Theodore R. Bolema and Research Associate Michael J. Horney, June 21, 2017.Comments of the Free State Foundation - Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, June 15, 2017.When You Think Infrastructure, Think FCC , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in the Morning Consult, June 14, 2017.The Common Purposes of Intellectual Property and Antitrust - Promoting Creative and Innovative Output FCC Return to 'Light Touch' Regulation Would Encourage Capital Investment , by Free State Foundation Senior Fellow Theodore R. Bolema and Research Associate Michael J. Horney, in The Hill, May 16, 2017.Comments of the Free State Foundation - Annual Report and Analysis of Competitive Market Conditions with Respect to Mobile Wireless , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, May 8, 2017.
Restoring Internet Freedom: Rolling Back “Net Neutrality” Will Restore Innovation to Broadband Transmission , by Randolph J. May, in The Washington Times, May 4, 2017.Allow Paid Prioritization on the Internet for More, Not Less, Capital Investment Now Is the Time for MOBILE NOW , by Gregory J. Vogt, Visiting Fellow, Free State Foundation, April 28, 2017.Protect Intellectual Property Rights on World IP Day – and Every Day , by Free State Foundation President Randolph May and Senior Fellow Seth Cooper, in The Hill, April 23, 2017.Too Much Unnecessary Regulation Is Impeding Telecom Investment , by Theodore R. Bolema, Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, April 17, 2017.Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation – Concerning Streamlining Deployment of Small Cell Infrastructure by Improving Wireless Facilities Siting Policies , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, April 7, 2017.Preserving a Lifeline to Close the Digital Divide , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in The Hill, April 4, 2017.Understanding Why More Regulation Means Less Investment The Right Way to Protect Privacy Throughout the Internet Ecosystem , by Daniel A. Lyons, Member of the Free State Foundation’s Board of Academic Advisors, March 24, 2017.A Proposal for Improving the FCC’s Merger Review Process Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation – Concerning Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services 6 Ways Chairman Pai Can Stop FCC Overreach A Proposal for Spurring New Technologies and Communications Services A Proposal for Improving the FCC’s Regulations Impacting Small Businesses A Proposal for Reforming the FCC’s Video Competition Policy , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, February 8, 2017.Letter to House Judiciary Committee, Proposal on Copyright Office Reform , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, January 31, 2017.The Free State Foundation Tenth Anniversary Gala Luncheon, Transcript of Proceeding, Opening Remarks, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn A Proposal for Improving the FCC’s Forbearance Process CenturyLink/Level 3 Merger Should Bring Pro-Competitive Public Benefits Regulatory Reform in Maryland - A Good Start but More Work to Do Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation - FCC’s 2016 Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, January 3, 2017.A Proposal for Improving the FCC’s Regulatory Reviews One Obama Executive Order That Makes Sense: A Mandate to Trim Outmoded Rules Is One Trump Should Keep Remarks of Daniel Lyons at FSF’s Tenth Anniversary Gala Luncheon , by Daniel A. Lyons, Member of the Free State Foundation’s Board of Academic Advisors, December 7, 2016.Focusing on Communications Infrastructure Development - Completing the Incomplete Obama Administration Spectrum Report Card , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Visiting Fellow Gregory J. Vogt, December 13, 2016.How the FCC Can Eliminate Unnecessary Regulations Proposed Arbitration Ban Would Be Bad Law and Bad Policy A Blueprint for Trump Communications Reform: Unnecessary Regulations Should Be Switched Off Proposed BDS Rate Controls Are Anti-Investment, Arbitrary, and Fact-Challenged , by Seth L. Cooper, Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, November 14, 2016.Intellectual Property Rights and Compulsory Licensing: A First Principles Approach to Reform , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, November 10, 2016.Response: In Defense of Vagueness , by Seth L. Cooper, Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, November 8, 0216.In Defense of Vagueness Avoid Creating Ruts in the 5G Runway: The Potential Pitfalls of the Spectrum Frontiers Proceeding , by Gregory J. Vogt, Visiting Fellow, Free State Foundation, October 26, 2016.Wireless Report Evidence of Effective Competition Contradicts the FCC’s Pro-Regulatory Agenda FCC's New Regulations Threaten Broadband Investment , by Seth L. Cooper, Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, in The Hill, October 17, 2016.The FCC's Regulatory Barrage Imperils Broadband's Future , by Seth L. Cooper, Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, in the Washington Examiner, October 5, 2016.FCC Chairman Tilts the Seesaw Toward Regulation Comments of the Free State Foundation – Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation – Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashio The FCC’s Internet Access Report Ignores Broadband Market Realities Rescuing Broadband from Government Interference: The FCC Overstepped in Allowing Municipalities to Own Networks , by Seth L. Cooper, in The Washington Times, August 17, 2016.Can a Single Building Really Be Its Own BDS Market? Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation – Regarding Business Data Services in an Internet Protocol Environment FCC Privacy Rules Would Harm Consumers by Creating Barriers for ISP Advertising Liberty of Contract and the Free Market Foundations of Intellectual Property , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, July 29, 2016.Letter to the Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications Regarding Free Data or Zero-Rated Plans and the EU Network Neutrality Rules , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, July 26, 2016.The FCC’s Special Access Proposal Is Infected With Special Pleading Our Divisive Times: What Would Madison Say? The FCC Is Poised to Achieve a Major Milestone Advancing 5G Wireless Services FCC's Vague "General Conduct" Standard Deserves Closer Legal Scrutiny Comments of the Free State Foundation – Regarding Business Data Services in an Internet Protocol Environment Is the Open Internet Order an “Economics-Free Zone”? Net Neutrality’s Path to the Supreme Court: Chevron and the “Major Questions” Exception Music MegaStars Sing the Right Note on Copyright Reform With Last-Minute Regulations, FCC Has Its Eye on the Clock FSF Scholars React to the D.C. Circuit's Decision on the Open Internet Order "The FCC and the Rule of Law" Free State Foundation Eighth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, A Conversation with FCC General Counsel Jonathan Sallet The FCC Cannot Proceed in the BDS Proceeding with a Flawed Analysis Comments of the Free State Foundation – Regarding Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, May 31, 2016."The FCC and the Rule of Law" Free State Foundation Eighth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, A Fireside Chat with the FCC Commissioners The FCC Threatens the Rule of Law: A Focus on Agency Enforcement and Merger Review Abuses Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation to the Federal Communications Commission – Regarding Expanding Consumers’ Video Navigation Choices Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices Video Report Data Undermine the FCC’s Rationale for New Device Regulation It’s Time for U.S. Leadership Regarding Zero-Rating and Similar Programs , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Visiting Fellow Gregory J. Vogt, May 18, 2016."The FCC and the Rule of Law" Free State Eighth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, Closing Keynote Address, Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Operations Copyright 'Notice and Takedown' System Needs Fixing "The FCC and the Rule of Law" Free State Eighth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, Panel II "The FCC and the Rule of Law" Free State Eighth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, Panel I Comments of the Free State Foundation to the Federal Communications Commission – Regarding Expanding Consumers’ Video Navigation Choices Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices The Public Contract Basis of Intellectual Property Rights Testimony of Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, Hearing on “The Administrative State: An Examination of Federal Rulemaking” before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, April 20, 2016.The FCC’s Flawed Understanding of Competition The MOBILE NOW Act: An Important Step Forward FCC’s Cognitive Dissonance Leads to Regulatory Policy Run Amok George Washington: Indispensable to Intellectual Property Rights in America FCC's 'Permission-Denied' Policy for Video Devices Is Wrong Protecting Global IP Rights Is an Economic Imperative Internet Freedom That Isn’t: FCC Vows Not To Meddle with Innovation and Rates Ring Hollow Wireless Report Data Undermine the FCC’s Rationale for Regulation by Seth L. Cooper, Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, January 22, 2016.
Achieving Efficient Government and Regulatory Reform in Maryland , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Associate Michael J. Horney, January 21, 2016.The Logic of International Intellectual Property Protection , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, January 13, 2016.A New Year’s Wish for the FCC for 2016: Exhibit More Regulatory Modesty! Usage-Based Pricing, Zero Rating, and the Future of Broadband Innovation Response: The Administrative Process, the Legislative and Executive Branches, Net Neutrality, and Disclosure , by Enrique Armijo, Member, Free State Foundation’s Board of Academic Advisors, December 22, 2015.The Administrative Process, the Legislative and Executive Branches, Net Neutrality, and Disclosure Comments of the Free State Foundation – Regarding Twilio’s Petition for a Declaratory Ruling on the Regulatory Status of Mobile (Wireless) Messaging Services "The Constitutional Foundations of Intellectual Property: A Natural Rights Perspective," The FCC, Still Lawless Net Neutrality, Administrative Procedure, and Presidential Overreach The Copyright Alliance That Shaped Our Constitution The Great Digital Broadband Migration – and Communications Policy Today Municipal Broadband Networks in Court: Why Is the FCC Ignoring First Amendment Violations? Comments of the Free State Foundation – Proposed Acquisition of Time Warner Cable, Inc. (TWC), and Bright House Networks (BHN) by Charter Communications, Inc. Comments of the Free State Foundation to the Federal Communications Commission in the Matter of the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee (DSTAC) Repor tThe Constitutional Foundations of Intellectual Property The Crucial Spectrum Mission Is Far From Accomplished Appreciating Intellectual Property Rights on Constitution Day Comments of the Free State Foundation to the Federal Communications Commission Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion Lincoln, Labor and Intellectual Property Rights Why Intellectual Property Rights Matter - The Founders Believed Ownership of One’s Labor Is a Natural Right "Implementing Real Regulatory Reform at the FCC," Comments of the Free State Foundation to the Federal Communications Commission on Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization FCC Should Finally Sunset Its VCR-Era Video Device Regulations Comments of the Free State Foundation to the Federal Communications Commission on Competitive Market Conditions with Respect to the Delivery of Video Programming Charter-Time Warner Cable Merger Promises Consumer Benefits: Should Boost Broadband and Competition Challenging the FCC’s Unlawful Open Internet Order (Gus) Hurwitz, Member, Free State Foundation's Board of Academic Advisors, August 13, 2015.The FCC Flouts the Rule of Law Amicus Brief of Administrative Law Scholars Brief in D.C. Circuit in Appeal from the FCC's Net Neutrality Order Avoiding a Train Wreck: Giving Government a Market Incentive to Vacate Spectrum , by Gregory J. Vogt, Visiting Fellow, Free State Foundation, August 5, 2015. The Future of Spectrum Policy , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in The Hill, July 27, 2015. Keeping Up with the Market: The Urgent Need for More Spectrum Chevron Decision’s Domain May Be ShrinkingEight Takeaways From the FTC’s Sharing Economy Workshop Comments of the Free State Foundation to the Federal Communications Commission on Competitive Market Conditions with Respect to Mobile Wireless, Including Commercial Mobile Services FCC Should Be Clear and Consistent on Effective Competition in Wireless Market Free State Foundation Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, June 22, 2015. Testimony of Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, Hearing on “Lifeline: Improving Accountability and Effectiveness Comments of the Free State Foundation to the Federal Trade Commission Concerning the “Sharing Economy, FCC Preemption of State Restrictions on Government-owned Broadband Networks: An Affront to Federalism Regulating Interconnection (Lightly!) Testimony of Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, Hearing on “FCC Reauthorization: Improving Commission Transparency Part II” "The Future of the Internet: Free Market Innovation or Government Control?" Why Chevron Deference May Not Save the FCC’s Open Internet Order – Part II , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, May 4, 2015. "The Future of the Internet: Free Market Innovation or Government Control?" Why Chevron Deference May Not Save the FCC’s Open Internet Order – Part I Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation in the FCC’s Proceeding Concerning Effective Cable Competition The Research is Clear: The U.S. Invests More in Broadband Than Europe Is the Internet's Future One of Innovation or Government Control? FCC Should Adopt the Deregulatory Proposal for Local Cable Rates Regulating Net Neutrality: Who Will the FCC Really “Protect”? Is the FCC Lawless? Title II Reclassification Is Rate Regulation Municipal Broadband Networks Present Serious First Amendment Problems Regulation Won’t Preserve a Dynamic and “Open” Internet Robert W. Crandall, Member, Free State Foundation’s Board of Academic Advisors, February 20, 2015.Regulating the Most Powerful Network Ever The FCC’s Coming Internet Regulations: Obama’s Wishes Supersede Agency Independence Regulating Under the Influence: The FCC’s Title II Initiative for Broadband Don't Let Governments Own the Internet's Future Defining Broadband Progress Down Response to Questions in the House Commerce Committee’s Sixth White Paper Market Forces, Not Gaming, Should Govern the Incentive Auction Is the FCC Unlawful? "Thinking the Unthinkable: Imposing the 'Utility Model' on Internet Providers,” A Question for 2015: Is the FCC Unlawful? U.S. Net Neutrality Campaign Enables Foreign Governments' Internet Control Title II Would Not Just Harm Consumers, It Would Harm Workers Too FCC Internet Regulation Would Hit Consumers with Hidden Fee s Obama's Involvement Jeopardizes FCC's Net Neutrality Efforts “Where’s the Beef?” Hands Off the Web November 21, 2014. Endless Craving for Internet Control Open Internet and the Law, or Removing the Cart from Afore the Horse FCC Must Quit Twisting Section 706 Reports "Reforming Communications Policy in the Digital Age: The Path Forward," Don't Convert Internet Providers into Public Utilities Court Ruling Reaffirming State Copyright Protections Should Prompt Congress to Consider RESPECT Act Thinking the Unthinkable: Imposing the "Utility Model" on Internet Providers Response to Questions in the House Commerce Committee's Fifth White Paper "Universal Service Policy and the Role of the Federal Communications Commission," Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, Senior Fellow Seth L. Cooper, and members of FSF's Board of Academic Advisors, Richard A. Epstein, Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, Daniel Lyons, Glen O. Robinson, James B. Speta, and Christopher S. Yoo, September 19, 2014. Comments of the Free State Foundation - Proposed AT&T Inc. and DIRECTV Merger Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation on the Open Internet Proceeding Happy 30th Anniversary, Chevron - Part II Comments of the Free State Foundation - Petition Seeking Preemption of Certain State Restrictions on Municipal Broadband Networks Net Neutrality v. Consumers Comments of the Free State Foundation - Proposed Comcast Corp. - Time Warner Cable, Inc. Merger Happy 30th Anniversary, Chevron! The FCC Shouldn't Go Down the Primrose (Preemption) Path Response to Questions in the House Commerce Committee's Fourth White Paper "A New FCC and A New Communications Act: Perspectives from Academia, the Hill, and the FCC," Sharing the Road: When Hogging Spectrum Lanes Requires Redirecting Government Traffic FCC Should Not Presume It Can Regulate the Internet Compelled Disclosure of Internet Interconnection Agreements Creates Anticompetitive Risks Response to Questions in the House Commerce Committee's Third White Paper
U.S. vs. European Broadband Deployment: What Do the Data Say? The Comcast/Time Warner Cable Deal; Keep the Focus on the Consumer Welfare Benefits Return of the 'Net Neutrality' Scheme: Regulation Backers Are Turning Up the Volume for Internet Regulation Use Your Lifeline: Lifeline and the Lifeline Broadband Pilot Program Can Support the IP Transition Getting Risk and Reward Right in the Incentive Auction "A New FCC and a New Communications Act: Perspectives from Industry Leaders," Response to Questions in the House Commerce Committee's Second White Paper McCutcheon Decision Shows Supreme Court Split on Individual Free Speech Versus 'Collective Voice,' States Can Promote Next-Generation Wireless by Removing Regulatory Barriers Obama May Give Internet Control to ‘Global Community’: Authoritarians Eager to Pick Up What U.S. Gives Up, Freeing the Internet for Censorship
Comments of the Free State Foundation -- Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming FCC, Broadband and Fallacy of Government 'Competition': Municipal Operations Would Have an Unfair Advantage Over Private Enterprise Peering into the Comcast-Netflix Deal FCC Preemption of State Bans on Municipal Broadband Networks Is Most Likely Unlawful Cable Merger Shows How Legacy Language Leads to Outdated Policy A Costly Affair: Retaining Outdated Set-top Box Mandates? Regulation in a Digital Age: We Need to Move from Regulations Crafted in 1934 to Ones Crafted for 2034 Response to Questions in the House Commerce Committee's First White Paper The Problem With Net Neutrality: Internet Regulation Is a Losing Gambit for a Fast Moving, Innovative Industry Some Initial Reflections on the D.C. Circuit's Verizon v. FCC Net Neutrality Decision Five Faulty Premises in Telecom Policy Debates A New Digital Age Communications Act: Regulations Should Reflect Marketplace Ch ange s , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in The Washington Times, January 2, 2014.Obama's War on Inequality Presaged by De Tocqueville , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in the Washington Examiner, January 1, 2014.
"Completing the Transition to a Digital World: How to Finish the Job and Why It Matters," Free State Foundation's Fifth Annual Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceeding, Panel III, March 21, 2013.FCC Must Maintain Open Eligibility for Incentive Spectrum Auction , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, June 21, 2013.Comments of the Free State Foundation – Petition for Rulemaking to Prohibit In-Person Distribution of Handsets to Prospective Lifeline Customers , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, June 17, 2013.
Jose Mas Builds American Dream , by Deborah Taylor Tate, Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, in The Miami Herald, August 10, 2012.
Free State Foundation's Fourth Annual Telecom Policy Conference "The Internet World: Will It Remain Free From Public Utility Regulation?" Transcript of Proceedings, Closing Keynote by Danny Weitzner, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, March 20, 2012.
"A Pro-Growth Agenda for the Digital Age ,” Free State Foundation's Fourth Annual Telecom Policy Conference "The Internet World: Will It Remain Free From Public Utility Regulation?" Transcript of Proceedings, Opening Keynote by Steve Moore, Editorial Board Member and Senior Economics Writer, Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2012.
Repurposing The FCC , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in The Daily Caller, March 29, 2012.
Spectrum Auctions and Communications Policy Reform , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, February 15, 2012.Re-Reforming Telecom Regulation: Power-Grabbing Bureaucracy Undermined 1996 Effort , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in the Washington Times, January 26, 2012. , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, January 17, 2012. Applying Hayekian Principles to Communications Policy , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in Forbes, January 9, 2012. , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, December 20, 2011. Build Back That Broadband Wall: FCC Assaults Modern Telecom Services With Old-Fashioned Rules , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in the Washington Times, December 19, 2011. , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, December 5, 2011. Communications Law and Policy in the Digital Age: The Next Five Years ," Free State Foundation's Fifth Anniversary Celebration Lunch, Transcript of Proceedings, Keynote by Congressman Marsha Blackburn, October 12, 2011. Communications Law and Policy in the Digital Age: The Next Five Years ," Free State Foundation's Fifth Anniversary Celebration Lunch, Transcript of Proceedings, Keynote by Senator Jim DeMint, October 12, 2011. Taxing Ad Affiliate Internet Sales Would Be Maryland's Mistake , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, November 18, 2011. Communications Law and Policy in the Digital Age: The Next Five Years ," Free State Foundation's Fifth Anniversary Celebration Lunch, Transcript of Proceedings, Panel Presentation, October 12, 2011. , by Michelle Connolly, Member of FSF Board of Academic Advisors, November 8, 2011. , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, November 1, 2011. , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, October 14, 2011. , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in the Daily Caller, September 28, 2011. , by Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, in The Tennessean, September 22, 2011. , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, September 19, 2011. , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, September 13, 2011. Comments of the Free State Foundation - Section 706 Inquiry , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, September 6, 2011. , by Gerald W. Brock, Member of FSF Board of Academic Advisors, Free State Foundation, September 6, 2011. , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, August 26, 2011. , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, August 24, 2011. "Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation Reform: Will the FCC Finally Bite the Reform Bullet?" , Transcript of Proceedings, FSF Seminar, July 13, 2011. Join Dialogue on Healthy Images for Women, Girls , by Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, in The Tennessean, August 17, 2011.FCC's Proposed "AllVid" Regulation Ill-Suited to Today's Dynamic Market , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, August 12, 2011. The Future of Media Report: When Future Success Requires Abandoning Past Regulatory Failures , by Donna Coleman Gregg, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, August 5, 2011. Section 652 Cross-Ownership Ban Shouldn't Apply to Cable Operators and CLECs , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, August 3, 2011. FCC Should Stop Refusing to Acknowledge Wireless Competition , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, July 19, 2011. "Regulatory Reform at the FCC: Why Not Now?" , Free State Foundation's Luncheon Seminar, Transcript of Proceedings, Panel Presentation, April 12, 2011.MMTC and Clear Channel Continue to Work Toward Greater Media Diversity FCC Should Reprogram its Program Carriage Regulation: Giving the First Amendment Its Due Respect , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, June 27, 2011. Testimony of Randolph J. May , President, Free State Foundation, Hearing on "Reforming FCC Process," before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, June 22, 2011. Comments of the Free State Foundation - Application of AT&T Inc. and De utsche Telekom AG , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, June 10, 2011. Tethering the FCC: The Case Against Chevron Deference for Jurisdictional Claims Reply Comments There Are Too Few Positive Media Role Models for Children FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in The Tennessean, May 16, 2011. "Conversation on FCC Policies and Processes," Free State Foundation's Third Annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceedings, Third Session, February 4, 2011."Broadband Policy: One Year After the National Broadband Plan," Rolling Back Regulation at the FCC: How Congress Can Let Competition Flourish Comments of the Free State Foundation to the FCC for the Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation Systems Proceeding, Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, April 18, 2011.The AllVid's Proposal's First Amendment Problem: Exploring the FCC's Constitutionally Defective Device Regulation , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, March 30, 2011.The FCC and the Unfair Market for TV Program Rights , by Bruce M. Owen, a member of the Free State Foundation's Board of Academic Advisors, March 2, 2011.Lessons for Modern Regulators from Hippocrates, Schumpeter and Kahn The FCC Risks Over-Conditioning the Comcast-NBCU Merger Multiple Government Regulatory Reviews Burden Telecom Mergers with Too Many Conditions , by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, in National Review Online, December 21, 2010.Further Inquiry Notice in the Open Internet Proceeding, Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, October 12, 2010.Reply Comments of Richard Epstein, Free State Foundation Distinguished Adjunct Senior Scholar, in the FCC's Comcast-NBCU merger proceeding.Comcast : What Now for Net Neutrality?Defining Deference Down, Again: Independent Agencies, Chevron Deference , and Fox The "Third Way" for Broadband Regulation: Goldilocks or the Big Bad Wolf? , Dennis L. Weisman, Member, Free State Foundation Board of Academic Advisors, June 9, 2010. The Comcast and NBCU Merger: The Upside Down Analysis of Dr. Mark Cooper What Citizens United Means for Free Speech in the Digital Age CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL PUBLICATIONS!
FSF Distinguished Speaker Series
The Public Interest Is In Free Markets , by Senator Jim DeMint, a Keynote Address delivered on October 30, 2007, at the "Federal Unbundling Commission?" conference sponsored by the Free State Foundation and the Institute for Policy Innovation. Hold the Line on Light Touch Regulation , by Representative Marsha Blackburn, a Keynote Address delivered on October 30, 2007, at the "Federal Unbundling Commission?" conference sponsored by the Free State Foundation and the Institute for Policy Innovation.