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12/30/03

Broadcast Flag & Copyright: Various Views: Foundation Releases Transcript of Congressional Briefing
12/18/03
Do Feds Risk a Communications Blackout?: Report Urges Redundant Telecom Systems for Key Gov't Offices
12/17/03
Former Regulator: FCC Price Rules Don’t Work: TELRIC Methodology Under Review at Agency Requires Reform
12/17/03
Experts Assess FTC Plan to Reform Patent Law: Transcript Features Lead Author of Agency Report, Others
12/11/03
Time for Retail Deregulation, Telecom Report Says: Competition from Wireless, VoIP, Cable, Etc. Already Constrains Prices
12/10/03
Friday: Telecom Competition Debate: Sides React to New National Market Report, Discuss Retail Competition
12/05/03
Is the Bush Administration Deregulatory?: Expert Says Computer Travel Regulations Provide Important Test Case
12/04/03
Regulator, Heal Thyself For the Digital Age!: Former Regulatory Chair Tells All, Suggests Reforms at State Level
12/03/03
Friday Hill Event to Focus on Wireless Sector: FCC Wireless Chief, Others Examine Regulations & Taxes
12/01/03
‘Net Neutrality’ Paper: Input for Policymakers: Foundation Experts See No Case for Internet Regulations
11/25/03
FCC Wireless Chief at Congressional Seminar: December 5 Event to Consider Wireless Taxes & Regulations
11/19/03
New Study: PA Telecom Users Need Deregulation: National Expert in Harrisburg to Meet With Officials, Policymakers
11/1703
Tomorrow: Nobelists to Release Communications Study: Economists to Discuss Future of Sector at Hill Event
11/13/03
Nobel Laureates Headline Nov. 18 Hill Event: Economists to Focus on Future of Communications Sector
11/13/03
TOMORROW: Broadcast Flag & Copyright: Experts to Discuss Hot-Button Issues at Congressional Briefing
11/12/03
Media Ownership Rules: Think Tank Head Weighs-In: FCC Chair, Gifford & Others at Thursday Federalist Society Event
11/10/03
Friday Hill Briefing: Broadcast Flag & Copyright: Experts to Discuss Hot-Button Issues; Sign-Up Information Below
11/06/03
New Regulatory Institute to Feature Nobel Winner: Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics Will Educate Regulators
11/05/03
Electricity Blackout Topic of Gifford ABA Talk: May Chairs 2003 ABA Administrative Law Conf. Program
11/05/03
Competition v. Patent Law: Finding the Balance: Friday Hill Seminar Includes FTC Report Author & Top Experts
10/30/03
Telecom Act & Antitrust Laws on Collision Course: Supreme Court Trinko Case Could Disrupt Telecom Markets, Expert Says
10/24/03
Content Likely to Prevail in RIAA v. Verizon: But DeLong says Important Issues Raised by Both Sides
10/24/03
GAO Cable Report Called "Thorough" & "Correct": Expert Says Sector Increased Choice and Expanded Broadband
10/23/03
32 Organizations Sign "No New Internet Tax" Letter: Senators Receive Advice Advice From National & State Experts
10/15/03
Survey: 54% Increase in Gov't Owned Telecom: Municipal/State-Control of Long-Distance & Wireless Skyrockets
10/15/03
Wireless Phone Study: Consumers Pay 18% Extra: Report Says Gov't Mandates Hit Minorities, Rural Areas Hardest
10/09/03
Expensing Options: Silicon Valley's "Intraparty War": Techies Turn to Education; DeLong Suggests Girding for Battle
10/08/03
FERC Needs Greater Electricity Siting Authority: Former PUC Chair and Agency Critic Cites National Interest
10/08/03
Business Not Served By Federal Energy Plan: Lenard Congressional Testimony Targets Electricity Proposal
10/07/03
FCC Must Move Forward on Dereg, Despite Court: If Necessary, May Urges Agency to Use Forbearance Authority
10/06/03
SCHEDULING UPDATE: eBay DC Event Cancelled: Thursday, October 9 Speech by CEO Meg Whitman Cancelled
10/06/03
Federal Regs. Would Make Electricity Vulnerable: White House, Senate Right to Delay Regulations, Lenard Writes
10/02/03
FERC Plan Not a Cure for Future Blackouts: Experts Urge Greater Reliance on Markets To Enhance Reliability
09/30/03
Consumers, Creators Aligned in Online Piracy Debate: Expert to Congress: Keys Are Intellectual Property Rights & Markets
09/26/03
Universal Service: Time for Reform: New Study Highlights Challenges, Raises Options for Reform
09/24/03
States Burdened by Incoherent FCC, Gifford Says: Think Tank Pres. & Former PUC Chair, Weighs-In on Telecom Order
09/24/03
Congressional Seminar: Universal Service Reform: Major Communications Issue Attracts CEO, Top Fed/State Experts
09/23/03
FCC Fails Deregulatory Scorecard Test: Cable & Wireline Broadband Proceedings Offer Redemptive Hope
09/15/03
Here Comes the Judge!: Recess Appointments Would Spur Constitutional Debate, May Says
09/10/03
The FCC: An Hydra-Headed Anachronism?: May Calls for New Thinking and Structural Reform of Agency
09/09/03
Electricity Policy Post-Blackout: What's Next?: Friday Hill Seminar Features Tauzin Counsel, Industry & Academic Experts
09/03/03
FERC Electricity Plan Would Harm Transmission: Economist, Former Utility Executive Challenge SMD, Offer Alternative Vision
08/21/03
Electricity Plan: Spur Transmission Investment, Delay SMD: Former Utility Regulator, Economist Say Abraham is on Right Path
08/18/03
New Digital Economy Fact Book Now Available: Popular 'Must-Have' Guide to Digital Revolution in Fifth Edition
08/14/03
California Wireless Regulations Questioned: New Rubin Study Included in Official Comments to PUC
08/12/03
Chips, Networks & Apps: What's Next?: Aspen Summit to Feature Technology Roundtable Next Tuesday
08/11/03
Charlie Rose to Interview Viacom Leader in Aspen: Aug. 17-19 Summit Features A Conversation With Mel Karmazin
08/04/03
The IT Recovery: How Big & When?: Economists Assess Sector's Prospects at Aspen Summit
07/31/03
Wireless Bill of Frights & E-911 Rhetoric: Senator's Attack on Wireless No Help to Consumers, Mast Says
07/30/03
Bad Theory Behind Outrage Over Intellectual Property: Marginal Cost "Nonsense" Underlies Moral Opprobrium, Expert Says
07/29/03
Hill Shouldn't Overrule FCC on Spectrum: May Fears Lobbying Campaign May Set Back Market Flexibility
07/24/03
Wireless "Bill of Rights" Still Wrongs Consumers: Former PUC Chair and Emory Economist Question Regulations
07/24/03
Silicon Valley CEO to Highlight Aspen Summit: John Chen of Sybase Will Deliver August 19 Keynote
07/23/03
Digital Free-Riders Harm Music Consumers: Enforcement Efforts Necessary to Reduce Piracy, Adkinson Says
07/22/03
Digital Content Distribution a Topic of Aspen Summit: Top Corp. & Gov’t Officials to Discuss Piracy & New Business Models
07/21/03
A Conversation With Viacom's Mel Karmazin: President & COO to Engage Aspen Summit Participants Aug. 19
07/15/03
Content, Tech & Telecom Officials Talk IP: Foundation Releases Transcript of Policy Conversation
07/15/03
Aspen Summit Panel: The FCC's Year of Tumult: FCC Members, Corporate Brass, Reflect & Look Ahead
07/09/03
FCC Weathers Campaign Tactics... For Now: May Fears Effects of High-Pressure Politics on Agencies
07/07/03
Microsoft Executive to Address Aspen Summit: SVP Maggie Wilderotter to Assess Future of Software & Technology
06/25/03
Note to FCC: No Need to Neuter the Net: May Cites Perils of "Net Neutrality"
06/25/03
Internet Privacy Poll Requires Scrutiny: Annenberg Survey Not Good Basis for Policy Action, Expert Says
06/20/03
Time to Regulate Broadband Internet?: June 27 Conference on "Net Neutrality" Features Top Officials
06/17/03
Telecom CEOs Join Aspen Summit: Qwest, SBC, Verizon Wireless, Covad, Allegiance Execs To Participate
06/12/03
American Law Institute & ABA Tap PFF Talent: Gifford & May Assume Leadership Roles
06/09/03
Tomorrow-Copyright in the Internet Age: House Internet Chair, Experts Talk Online Music, Movies, Games
06/06/03
DOT Challenged to Deregulate Air Travel Distribution: New Paper Contains Transcript of Industry, Other Experts
06/06/03
Electricity Policy Debate: Lenard v. Hogan: Duo Debates Standard Market Design in Energy Daily
06/05/03
The Future of Online Music, Movies & Games: National Experts Tackle the Digital Content Debate June 10
06/04/03
House Copyright Chair to Keynote June 10 Event: Rep. Smith, Experts Discuss Online Music, Movies & Games
06/03/03
Apple's iTunes & The Digital Free Lunch: Steve Jobs, Others Force Clarity in Content Debate
06/02/03
FCC Media Ownership Changes Long Overdue: Relaxation of Old Rules Needed in Internet Era, May Says
05/28/03
FCC Must Reform Media Ownership Rules: May Debates Media Access Project's Schwartzman on CNN
05/23/03
DOT Ticket Distribution Regs. Unneeded: Competition, Antitrust Rules Serve Consumers Best, Adkinson Says
05/21/03
Liberalize Media Ownership Rules, May Says: PFF Senior Fellow On NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”
05/20/03
Promoting Creativity: Copyright in the Internet Age: Digital Music, Movies and Games Focus of June 10 Conference
05/19/03
Regulating Telecom: A Continuing Crisis?: Foundation Releases Transcript Quoting Officials & Experts
05/15/03
Federalism, Deregulation & Competition: A Telecom Lexicon: Everything You Wanted to Know About Regs. But Were Afraid to Ask
05/13/03
May Discusses Media Ownership on NPR: PFF Scholar Makes Case for Reforming Dated Ownership Rules
05/12/03
FCC & FTC Chairs to Speak at Aspen Summit: Powell, Muris Join Digital World's Top Doers & Thinkers Aug. 17-19
05/08/03
Regulatory Parity No Reason to Choke Competition: Gifford: FCC Should Not Impose 'Equal Access' on New Entrants
05/07/03
Nation-Building in Iraq: What's a Founder to Do? Ask James Madison
05/05/03
Air Travel Distribution Topic of Friday Capitol Hill Event: United Airlines, Orbitz Discuss Regulation in Internet Age
05/01/03
Chicken Little Meets the Internet, Summons FCC: Are We Really Approaching the End of End-to-End?
04/29/03
Senate Electricity Bill Not Deregulatory: Failure to Restrict FERC a Setback to Competition, Lenard Writes
04/28/03
Internet Piracy Harms Entire IT Sector: Content, Hardware, Software & Communications Workers, Unite!
04/24/03
Thinking Outside the Beltway: Foundation Emphasizes National Importance of State Policy
04/17/03
Don’t Bust Cable’s Broadband Bundling: May Calls Consumer Groups' Pleas for Investigations "Half-Cocked"
04/16/03
Electricity Price Hikes for South & West?: U.S. Rep. Richard Burr to Keynote April 22 Charlotte Event
04/08/03
California Wireless Regs Bad for Consumers: Foundation Files Comments w/ Golden State Utilities Commission
04/03/03
Top Officials Celebrate Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Dinner: Daniels, Powell, Muris to Attend April 10 Dinner
03/27/03
Ex-Regulator Cites Electric Accountability Problems: Gifford Questions Regional Commissions, Standard Market Design
03/24/03
DOT Should Regulate Less, Enforce Antitrust: Digital Tech and Market Forces Benefit Travelers, Expert Says
03/20/03
Is Digital Rights Management Consumer Friendly?: 'Yes,' Writes Adkinson, Citing Greater Choices, Varied Prices
03/19/03
Aspen Summit Dates: August 17-19: Annual Event Attracts Top Digital Doers and Thinkers
03/19/03
Barton Energy Bill's Major Omission: Economist Says FERC Regulations Could Trump Texan's Efforts
03/11/03
Bogus Federalism: FCC Regs Not States' Rights Issue: May Chides Fellow Conservatives, Predicts FCC Court Defeat
03/10/03
FRIDAY Hill Seminar: Intellectual Property: Content, Tech & Telecom Experts Search for Middle Ground
03/06/03
Orbitz Requires Further DOJ & DOT Scrutiny: Expert Cites Antitrust Problems, Questions Agency Reports
03/04/03
Wronged by Rights: Consumer Perils of 'Free Use': Legislation Could Upset Balanced Between Copyright and Commons
02/27/03
Supreme Court Believes Copyright is Consumer-Friendly: Eldred Provides Intellectual Groundwork for Piracy Compromise
02/26/03
Former PUC Chair Calls for Regulatory Moderation: Gifford Says FCC, State Regulators, Should Strive for "Modesty"
02/26/03
National Telecom Symposium Thursday: May to Speak on Restructuring and Competition
02/25/03
DMCA Exemptions Could Promote Piracy: Adkinson Warns Copyright Office of "Spill-Over Effects"
02/20/03
Raymond Gifford on CNBC Tonight: Foundation President to Discuss FCC Vote on "Capital Report"
02/20/03
FCC Vote is "Surpassingly Strange": May Gives Agency a "C" for Mixed Decision, Wonders About Martin
02/19/03
California Wireless Regs Would Harm Consumers: New Study Says Competitive Market Serves Callers Well
02/07/03
Will FCC Undo Clinton-Era Regulations?: May Says Agency's Legacy May be Set in Upcoming Weeks
02/07/03
Digital Marketplace Needs Check on Mass Piracy: Lenard: Consumers Would Benefit from Cooperation, Enforcement
02/04/03
FCC Regs Reduce Investment, Cost Jobs: May Says Agency Must Exempt New Fiber From UNE
01/31/03
Gifford Elected to Board, Burgess Goes Emeritus: Eisenach Cites Academic Credentials, Policy Experience

01/31/03

OMB Director to Headline 10th Anniversary Dinner: Daniels Brought PFF's Eisenach, Keyworth Together in 1980s
01/29/03
The FCC's $101.7B Economic Stimulus Package: Study Quantifies GDP/Job Benefits of Potential Deregulation
01/28/03
On Mau-Mauing the Judiciary: May Says Most Judges Are Not Dworkins
01/28/03
FCC & Telecom Recovery: Experts Hold Friday Briefing on Broadband/UNE Proceedings
01/27/03
Copyright is Engine of Free Expression: Adkinson Says Eldred Decision Underscores Need for Fighting Piracy
01/17/03
Governance Evolving to Meet Terror Threat: Lassman Says Digital Tech. Enables Necessary Reorganization
01/16/03
Will Southerners Pay More for Electricity?: Rep. Burr, Experts Plan Charlotte Meeting to Assess Federal Plan
01/16/03
Bates Ignores Bait, Avoids Legislative-Exec. Fight: May Says Judge Wisely Decided Cheney Case Narrowly
01/15/03
Eisenach on CNBC Tonight: PFF President Talks Future of Tech Sector, 8:00 & 11:00 p.m. ET
01/14/03
FERC Plan Would Harm Electricity Restructuring: Lenard Files Comments on Standard Market Design
01/09/03
FCC's Choice: Deregulation or Static Regulation?: May Proposes Scorecard for Broadband, UNE & Cable Decisions
01/08/03
2003 Digital 'To-Do' Item: Adopt UCITA: Lassman Says Model Law Would Enhance Digital Commerce
 
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