Technology & Telecom

WPC's Technology & Telecom Project focuses on wireless regulations, access to broadband internet, wireline regulatory environment, open source issues, telecom regulations, video franchise reform, technology and privacy issues, and more.

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Regulations Are Biggest Obstacle to Rural Broadband Access

September 27, 2012 in Blog

In response to a September 15 article in The Seattle Times -- Living on the Dark Side of the Digital Divide -- I joined with John Stephenson of the American Legislative Exchange Council in authoring this letter, which The Seattle Times published on September 26.

Lagging Internet access in rural Washington State

September 27, 2012 in In the News
The Seattle Times
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The Seattle Times
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Do Local Climate Strategies Work?

April 19, 2012 in In the News
Washington Clean Technology Alliance
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Washington Clean Technology Alliance
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

We'll just get static from state broadband bill

February 10, 2012 in In the News
Puget Sound Business Journal
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Puget Sound Business Journal
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Eight Principles of Telecommunications Policy

December 2, 2011 in In the News
Insider Online (Heritage Foundation)
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Insider Online (Heritage Foundation)
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Eight Principles of Telecommunications Policy

November 29, 2011 in Publications

Introduction

Today’s economy relies on information and communication moving rapidly and seamlessly across a wide variety of devices and mediums. The technology landscape continues to evolve quickly, and government regulators — both at the federal and state level — are looking at extending the existing regulatory environment to technologies that emerged decades after the initial regulatory mandates were enacted.

The Emergence of the Digital Precautionary Principle

June 6, 2011 in In the News
Insider Online (Heritage Foundation)
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Insider Online (Heritage Foundation)
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Thursday, June 2, 2011

WHO Cell Phone-Cancer Report Skips Science

June 5, 2011 in Publications

RealClearScience published this column June 5, 2011.