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Following ABC's Petition for Declaratory Ruling regarding the FCC's Equal Opportunity Rule, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Joe Kane, ITIF’s director of broadband and spectrum policy

Chinese EVs are the product of decades of state-backed mercantilism designed to help China capture global leadership in advanced industries. Congress is right to act before they gain a foothold in the U.S. market.

The Hamilton Index, 2026 finds that China now produces nearly one-quarter of global output across the world’s most advanced industries, extending its lead over the United States and other major economies and raising concerns about the long-term implications for economic strength, supply chains, and national security.

Statement from Joe Kane following the Eighth Circuit’s decision holding that the Federal Communications Commission “exceeded its statutory authority in adopting a final rule authorizing the imposition of disparate impact liability.”

Daniel Castro officially took the helm today as president of ITIF, succeeding Robert D. Atkinson, who founded the organization in 2006 and led it to become the world’s top-ranked think tank for science and technology policy.

Following the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of changes to the rules regarding satellite spectrum sharing, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from ITIF Policy Analyst Ellis Scherer.

Following a report that the FCC will order early reviews of eight Disney-owned ABC stations, Joe Kane said, “License reviews should be content neutral. The FCC’s role is to provide technical expertise on issues like interference, not to police speech.”

In response to House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chairman John Joyce (R-PA) introducing the SECURE Data Act, ITIF issued the following statement from Vice President Daniel Castro.

The failed BASED Act would have imposed European-style antitrust regulations on America’s fiercely competitive technology sector. The California Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee rightly refused to cripple American innovation.

New ITIF analysis finds Detroit lost ground by adapting too slowly, and now faces a similar test from Mexico and China.

Politico quoted Daniel Castro in an article on the White House distancing itself from tighter control of AI.

Forbes quoted Daniel Castro in an article on pre-deployment model evaluations.

Politico quoted Daniel Castro in an article on the White House weighing executive actions on frontier AI models.

Business Insider featured Daniel Castro in an article on the White House weighing stronger oversight of new AI models.

South China Morning Post featured Rodrigo Balbontin's report on why US technology companies should keep operating in China in an article on why forcing U.S. tech firms out of China would weaken America's global competitiveness.

Cryptopolitan featured Rodrigo Balbontin's report on why US technology companies should keep operating in China in an article on the US balancing China profits and strategic competition.

Bloomberg quoted Joseph Coniglio in a story on California’s failed BASED Act, which proposed heavy-handed, tech-specific antitrust rules modeled on the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Coniglio said leading U.S. tech firms are concerned such regulations could come to the United States and “fundamentally change the way that they do business in the digital economy.”

Fast Company quoted Rob Atkinson on the research needed for safe AI.

Route Fifty cited an ITIF studyd detailing the potential costs of a patchwork of state and local privacy laws.

Reuters cited ITIF methodology to value the investment potential of having a pro sports team in a given city.