October 15, 2014

VIDEO: Geoffrey Manne Joins Panelists on Concept of Open Internet at Fordham Law School

Geoffrey A. Manne

Summary Panelists talked about the concept of “open Internet,” also know as “net neutrality,” and whether the Internet is a public utility. “Open Internet” refers to the idea that Internet…

Telecommunications

October 14, 2014

ICLE's Geoffrey Manne Debates Tim Wu on Net Neutrality, PEN/Fordham Law

Geoffrey A. Manne

Open Internet Panelists talked about the concept of “open Internet,” also know as “net neutrality,” and whether the Internet is a public utility.

Telecommunications

September 15, 2014

Reply Comments, In the Matter of Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet

Geoffrey A. Manne & Ben Sperry & Berin Szoka & Tom Struble

"Any new rules issued by the Commission should not be based on Title II. For the reasons we explained in our comments, we believe re-opening Title II would be a disaster in ways that Title II proponents do not seem to understand – or, at least, have not been willing to seriously discuss."

Telecommunications

September 10, 2014

Watching local and a la carte is a recipe for STAVRation

Geoffrey A. Manne

The free market position on telecom reform has become rather confused of late. Erstwhile conservative Senator Thune is now cosponsoring a version of Senator Rockefeller’s previously proposed video reform bill, bundled into…

Intellectual Property

July 18, 2014

ICLE and TechFreedom File Joint Comments in Defense of a Free Internet

Geoffrey A. Manne

The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) and TechFreedom filed two joint comments with the FCC today, explaining why the FCC has no sound legal basis for micromanaging the…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 17, 2014

Policy Comments, Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, FCC

Geoffrey A. Manne & Ben Sperry & Berin Szoka & Tom Struble

"No one’s against an open Internet. The notion that anyone can put up a virtual shingle—and that the good ideas will rise to the top—is a bedrock principle with broad support; it has made the Internet essential to modern life..."

Telecommunications

July 17, 2014

Legal Comments, Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, FCC

Geoffrey A. Manne & Ben Sperry & Berin Szoka & Tom Struble

"In its proposed rules, the FCC is essentially proposing to do what can only properly be done by Congress: invent a new legal regime for broadband..."

Telecommunications

July 16, 2014

Net Neutrality Regulation is Bad for Consumers and Probably Illegal

Geoffrey A. Manne

TechFreedom and the International Center for Law & Economics will shortly file two joint comments with the FCC, explaining why the FCC has no sound legal basis for micromanaging the Internet—now called “net neutrality regulation”—and why such regulation would be counter-productive as a policy matter.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 15, 2014

Two Good Reads on One Bad Rule

Thomas Lambert

Today is the last day for public comment on the Federal Communications Commission’s latest net neutrality proposal.  Here are two excellent op-eds on the matter, one by former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell…

Telecommunications