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May 19, 2022

Conservatives, Liberals Warn About 5th Circuit Court Lifting Injunction Against Texas' Social Media Law

People who fall on all sides of the political spectrum are signaling concern over what implementing Texas’ social media law will look like practically.

September 23, 2021

Washington's Antitrust Push Could Create 'Chilling Effect' on Startups, Observers Say

There is concern that an FTC focused on ‘big is bad’ will stunt economic growth in the future.

September 19, 2019

NASA Administrator Brings Moon Return Mission Sales Pitch to North Texas

The moon is the proving ground. Mars is the destination," Jim Bridenstine said of the 2024 target to put men and women on the lunar surface.

May 28, 2019

Report Says U.S. Now Among World Leaders In 5G Readiness

Bartlett D. Cleland, research fellow with the Institute for Policy Innovation, said the FCC “needs to establish a continuous supply of spectrum via auctions, on a schedule that will provide a regular flow of low, mid and high bands of spectrum. They must keep unlicensed bands open and available as well.”

April 5, 2019

FCC Right To Rein In Cable Fees, Policy Experts Say

During a panel discussion hosted by Consumer Action for a Strong Economy, research group president Tom Giovanetti said there’s no conflict between asking the FCC to limit local cable regulators’ authority and advocating for smaller government.

December 26, 2018

With FCC Likely to Mostly Stick to Cable Franchising Fee Plan, Suits Probable

The FCC seeks to “limit municipal greed” with a “pro-consumer move” that “simply enforces the intention of federal law to limit the financial demands municipalities can make of cable providers,” wrote IPI president Tom Giovanetti. Some cities place a franchise fee on internet services, prohibited by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, he said: “When government imposes on companies, they end up being passed along” to consumers “in the form of higher prices.” 

June 22, 2018

Supreme Court Ruling on Sales Tax Weighs on Amazon.com, Inc.

It’s unclear how the new ruling will effect smaller sellers, but Institute for Policy Innovation president Tom Giovanetti is in the camp of those that sees it as a big problem for them.

January 18, 2018

What Does Mark Hamill Know About Title II Reclassification of Internet Service Providers?

“As far as any effects which consumers can expect, nothing’s going to be different because nothing ever changed in the first place,” said Bartlett Cleland, research fellow for the Institute for Policy Innovation.

November 3, 2017

Trump Twitter Takedown Brings More Grief for Silicon Valley

“Conservatives watch as almost every week accounts are punished for tweets that may be controversial but are not threatening, and we can tell this is happening because we have run afoul of a single employee’s discretion,” said Tom Giovanetti, president of the Institute for Policy Innovation, a free-market think tank, calling Thursday's incident significant.

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