Robbie McBeath
Want Next Generation Precision Agriculture? You'll Need Rural Broadband.
On April 30, the U.S.
Net Neutrality Bill Clears House of Representatives for the First Time Ever
On April 10, 2019, in a 232-to-190 vote divided along party lines, the House of Representatives voted to approve the Save the Internet Act (HR 1644).
Simons Says: The FTC Can Handle Net Neutrality
On March 26, 2019, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons spoke before the Free State Foundation about how the FTC’s
Federal Broadband Policy Update
Significant broadband policy continues to take shape: the Save the Internet Act advanced to the full House Committee on Energy & Commerce, the Federal Trade Commission launched a study into the privacy practices of internet service providers,
Sen. Warren Gets Specific on Breaking Up Big Tech
On March 8, 2019, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) took to Medium to outline her plan to break up digital monopolies.
Examining Problems, and Solutions, for Journalism in the Age of Online Platforms
On Feb 25, 2019, Free Press released Beyond Fixing Facebook.
Lawsuits, Libel, and Lampooning: An Update on the War on the Press
President Donald Trump’s war on the press hasn’t stopped. This week, he praised a $250 million libel lawsuit against the Washington Post, got some support from a Supreme Court Justice to review the nation’s libel laws, and issued his sharpest word
Trump Administration Update on the American Broadband Initiative
On February 13, 2019, the White House released the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report, an update on the Trump Administr
We All Agree on Net Neutrality, Except When We Don’t…Again
On Feb 7, the House Communications Subcommittee held a hearing, “Preserving an Open Internet for Consumers