The success of virtual multichannel video programming distributors (vMVPDs) is evidence that those regulations are not necessary to facilitate the business arrangements that produce and distribute content that consumers value. At the same time, traditional cable business models are shifting, transitioning to greater broadband and IP-based video as opposed to old-fashioned MVPD models.

Letter to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Regarding the Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Market

While Congress should codify consensus net neutrality principles in statute, until it does, the current Title I framework, combined with targeted initiatives to address specific areas of concern, provides a more prudent path forward.

Comments to the FCC on Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

Amidst this background of regulatory panic, it’s worthwhile to ask whether the case for sweeping Internet regulations is as strong as many seem to believe.

Regulatory Panic Considered Harmful

There is no free lunch to be found by imposing base contributions on foreign online undertakings to fund the government’s preferred content. The Commission should reckon with the economic realities of its proposal rather than obscuring them behind anti-foreign rhetoric.

Comments to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Regarding Supporting Content Through Base Contributions

The FCC’s outdated “spectrum scarcity” rationale no longer justifies special content regulations for broadcasters, and it is time to treat radio and TV like any other form of speech under the First Amendment.

Expression Over Radio Waves Is Not Exempt From the First Amendment

As our reliance on broadband Internet continues to grow, the Federal Communications Commission is poised to impose new regulations that treat Internet service like a traditional utility, having adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to regulate broadband under Title II of the Communications Act.

Broadband Is Too Important to Become a Utility

There is ample room for a bipartisan compromise that would simultaneously lock in noncontroversial bright-line protections, end the absurd back-and-forth on FCC jurisdiction, and secure funding to help close the digital divide.

Why We Need Net Neutrality Legislation, and What It Should Look Like

The FCC should take a step back and allow net neutrality to be solved the right way — through legislation.

Should Congress Regulate Streaming? No.

Editors’ Recommendations

ITIF Agrees with Rep. Pallone: Too Soon to Regulate Streaming Video

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Letter to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Regarding the Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Market

Comments to the FCC on Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

Regulatory Panic Considered Harmful