American Enterprise Institute
Framing the future of universal service
Congress is finally demanding action on the Universal Service Fund.
Mark Jamison: Net neutrality is about control, not consumers (American Enterprise Institute)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 06:28Congress takes steps to improve low-income broadband adoption rates
Building on previous initiatives, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act represents a potentially significant improvement over previous efforts to help low-income families get online. But as always, much will depend on how the Federal Communications Commission carries out its new congressional mandate. The Affordable Connectivity Program will provide $30/month in assistance on an ongoing basis, plus equipment subsidies. There is much to like about the new Affordable Connectivity Program.
Shane Tews: Mike O’Rielly and Harold Feld on a spectrum roadblock for the wireless industry (American Enterprise Institute)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 11/18/2021 - 11:27Reducing nomination battles by restoring Congress
One way to decrease the importance of nomination fights is to reduce the power of agencies by shifting the locus of legislative decision-making back where it belongs — in Congress. Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution — the document’s very first substantive provision — establishes that “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.” Today, most policy decisions are made not on Capi