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It can impact millions of American households and businesses by regulating one of the most important sectors of the economy, playing a pivotal role in how Americans…</p> </div> </article> <article class="feed-card bad-proposals"> <header class="card-header"> <p class="category">Bad Proposals <a href="https://digitalliberty.net/biden-fccs-digital-discrimination-order-is-overbroad-and-unworkable/" class="header-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><span class="sr-only">Biden FCC’s Digital Discrimination Order is Overbroad and Unworkable</span></a></p> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="published"><time datetime="November 7, 2023">November 7, 2023</time></p> <h3 class="title"><a class="post-link" href="https://digitalliberty.net/biden-fccs-digital-discrimination-order-is-overbroad-and-unworkable/">Biden FCC’s Digital Discrimination Order is Overbroad and Unworkable</a></h3> <p class="excerpt">By James Erwin One to 218. No, that’s not the teacher-to-student ratio in Mumbai elementary schools (that would be a measly 1:36). That’s the number of pages in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorizing the FCC to embark on its digital discrimination rulemaking to the number of pages…</p> </div> </article> <article class="feed-card npr"> <header class="card-header"> <p class="category">NPR <a href="https://digitalliberty.net/chairman-carr-is-right-to-investigate-public-broadcasting-advertising-compliance/" class="header-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><span class="sr-only">Chairman Carr is Right to Investigate Public Broadcasting Advertising Compliance</span></a></p> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="published"><time datetime="April 8, 2025">April 8, 2025</time></p> <h3 class="title"><a class="post-link" href="https://digitalliberty.net/chairman-carr-is-right-to-investigate-public-broadcasting-advertising-compliance/">Chairman Carr is Right to Investigate Public Broadcasting Advertising Compliance</a></h3> <p class="excerpt">By Andrew Gins On January 29th, 2025, The FCC announced it would launch an investigation into NPR and PBS programming, alleging the networks’ broadcasting could be in violation of federal law. Chairman Carr is right to initiate this investigation into taxpayer-funded media illegally enriching themselves with advertiser dollars. A…</p> </div> </article> <article class="feed-card fcc"> <header class="card-header"> <p class="category">FCC <a href="https://digitalliberty.net/fcc-cuts-regulations-hampering-infrastructure-investments/" class="header-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><span class="sr-only">FCC Cuts Regulations Hampering Infrastructure Investments </span></a></p> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="published"><time datetime="March 21, 2025">March 21, 2025</time></p> <h3 class="title"><a class="post-link" href="https://digitalliberty.net/fcc-cuts-regulations-hampering-infrastructure-investments/">FCC Cuts Regulations Hampering Infrastructure Investments </a></h3> <p class="excerpt">By Andrew Gins On March 20, 2025, the FCC moved decisively to modernize America’s communications infrastructure. The commission announced a series of permitting reforms to accelerate the transition from copper-based networks to modern, high-speed broadband infrastructure, reforms that will help facilitate investment in broadband infrastructure and improve broadband service access…</p> </div> </article> <article class="feed-card ai"> <header class="card-header"> <p class="category">AI <a href="https://digitalliberty.net/digital-liberty-submits-comments-in-white-house-ai-inquiry/" class="header-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><span class="sr-only">Digital Liberty Submits Comments in White House AI Inquiry</span></a></p> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="published"><time datetime="March 17, 2025">March 17, 2025</time></p> <h3 class="title"><a class="post-link" href="https://digitalliberty.net/digital-liberty-submits-comments-in-white-house-ai-inquiry/">Digital Liberty Submits Comments in White House AI Inquiry</a></h3> <p class="excerpt">By James Erwin On Saturday, Digital Liberty submitted comments to the National Science Foundation in response to their Notice of Inquiry on implementing President Trump’s AI executive order. Our comments praised the Trump administration’s rollback of President Biden’s AI executive order, which imposed all manner of DEI…</p> </div> </article> <article class="feed-card fcc"> <header class="card-header"> <p class="category">FCC <a href="https://digitalliberty.net/sixth-circuit-ruling-deals-major-blow-to-fccs-net-neutrality/" class="header-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><span class="sr-only">Sixth Circuit Ruling Deals Major Blow to FCC’s Net Neutrality</span></a></p> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="published"><time datetime="March 13, 2025">March 13, 2025</time></p> <h3 class="title"><a class="post-link" href="https://digitalliberty.net/sixth-circuit-ruling-deals-major-blow-to-fccs-net-neutrality/">Sixth Circuit Ruling Deals Major Blow to FCC’s Net Neutrality</a></h3> <p class="excerpt">By James Erwin The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has delivered a significant victory for internet freedom by denying a petition to rehear its January 2 net neutrality decision. The original ruling had struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s latest attempt to control the internet. The court’s decision reaffirms that…</p> </div> </article> <article class="feed-card 5g"> <header class="card-header"> <p class="category">5G <a href="https://digitalliberty.net/the-senate-should-confirm-arielle-roth-to-lead-ntia/" class="header-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><span class="sr-only">The Senate should confirm Arielle Roth to lead NTIA </span></a></p> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="published"><time datetime="February 25, 2025">February 25, 2025</time></p> <h3 class="title"><a class="post-link" href="https://digitalliberty.net/the-senate-should-confirm-arielle-roth-to-lead-ntia/">The Senate should confirm Arielle Roth to lead NTIA </a></h3> <p class="excerpt">By Andrew Gins On February 3, 2025, President Trump nominated Arielle Roth to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Roth is extremely well-qualified for the role given her experience in the field of Broadband policy and work for the FCC. Other supporters of her nomination include the…</p> </div> </article> <article class="feed-card uncategorized"> <header class="card-header"> <p class="category">Uncategorized <a href="https://digitalliberty.net/lutnick-is-right-about-spectrum-dod-should-put-it-up-for-auction/" class="header-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"><span class="sr-only">Lutnick is right about Spectrum – DoD should put it up for Auction</span></a></p> </header> <div class="card-body"> <p class="published"><time datetime="January 30, 2025">January 30, 2025</time></p> <h3 class="title"><a class="post-link" href="https://digitalliberty.net/lutnick-is-right-about-spectrum-dod-should-put-it-up-for-auction/">Lutnick is right about Spectrum – DoD should put it up for Auction</a></h3> <p class="excerpt">By James Erwin Yesterday, the Senate Commerce Committee held its confirmation hearing for Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick. 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