Beginning with passage of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act (DPRA) in 1995,2 Congress has moved gradually in the direction of both creating performance rights and putting in place the conditions to allow such rights to be traded at market (that is, economically efficient) rates.

The Obama administration is suing to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. Lawyers at the Department of Justice argue that the marriage of the second and fourth largest wireless carriers will reduce competition. It is clear from the complaint filed by the government that the lawyers at DOJ do not fully understand the present state of wireless competition.

The wireless ecosystem is intensely competitive and will remain so even if policymakers sit on their hands.

AEI Exclusive: On Tuesday morning, Nick Schulz interviewed Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Fred Upton on repealing ObamaCare, EPA regulation of greenhouse gases, net neutrality, and more.

Proposals to increase regulation of mobile wireless services, for example, by applying “net neutrality” regulation, are often based on claims that such regulation would enhance innovation and increase consumer choice.

The United States approach to broadband policy has been much maligned, both at home and abroad.

The allocation of techno-friendly "beachfront property" is expected to usher in a new era of innovation in wireless communications.

In his insightful works on political economy, Professor Thomas Sowell warns of the dangers of lawmakers allowing good intentions to trump good economics when crafting public policy.

Not too many years ago, it seemed that fast-moving technology would happily put the government's top communications regulator out of business. Why has that not happened?

Regulators and policymakers are struggling to keep up with rapid changes in the telecommunications industry. Policies toward telecommunications can dramatically affect innovation, consumers, and overall economic growth. This conference will address two key issues: first, whether regulations should guarantee what advocates call “net-neutrality,” which would restrict how Internet...