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Advising Policymakers

ITIF provides policy expertise to governments around the world, frequently testifying and filing public comments for official hearings, inquiries, and regulatory proceedings.

August 31, 2026

Comments to Federal Aviation Administration Regarding Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions

Eliminating harmful NEPA review is a necessary reform that will help America continue to lead in space innovation. However, the NPRM's uniform waiver across environmental laws and launch and reentry sites forgoes the risk-based, evidentiary approach that justifies deregulatory action.

August 31, 2026

Comments to Trade Competition Commission of Thailand Regarding Guidelines for Digital Platforms, Wholesale and Retail Businesses, and On-Demand Delivery Services

Thailand’s digital markets exhibit no general market failure that could justify either new ex ante digital antitrust regulation like the PEA or the sort of heavy-handed sector-specific changes to its ex post enforcement framework contemplated by the Proposed Guidelines.

August 31, 2026

Comments to the Japan Fair Trade Commission Regarding the Revised “Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination”

The JFTC has an excellent opportunity to set the global gold standard for competition policy in merger enforcement by issuing guidelines that best foster innovation by fully encouraging the dynamic efficiency benefits that business combinations can bring.

August 19, 2026

Comments to NIH on Measuring and Rewarding Scientific Impact

NIH and other federal agencies must adopt a more comprehensive framework for measuring scientific impact, one that captures industry outputs such as new drug development, industry investment in university research, the translation of discoveries into commercial and clinical outcomes, the depth of international scientific partnerships, and the strength of the biomedical talent pipeline.

August 19, 2026

Amicus Brief to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Regarding Apple iPhone Antitrust Litigation

It is not necessarily the case that any given iOS user who paid Apple for one or more in-app purchases or for subscription purchases would have been harmed even if Apple had set anticompetitively high commissions.

August 15, 2026

Comments to Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade Regarding Enforcement of Competition Law

Draft Amendments to Decree 35 appear premature and may have to be reassessed following the outcome of the broader reforms being considered for the Competition Law.

August 13, 2026

Comments to Management Development Institute Regarding the Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs' Market Study on the Qualitative and Quantitative Thresholds for Big Tech Companies and Core Digital Services

ITIF responded to a market study on qualitative and quantitative thresholds for Big Tech companies and Core Digital Services (CDS).

August 10, 2026

Comments to USTR Regarding Its Section 301 Investigation of Germany’s Persistent Underpayment for Innovative Pharmaceutical Products

Instead of copying other OECD countries in a “reference-price-race-to-the-bottom,” U.S. policy should instead encourage peer countries to appropriately value innovative medicines.

August 4, 2026

Comments to FCC Regarding Reforming the High-Cost Program For an All-IP Future

Phasing out legacy High-Cost mechanisms, allowing time-limited deployment programs to sunset as scheduled, and establishing a leaner USF focused on broadband affordability and adoption would better serve consumers, strengthen competition, and improve stewardship of USF resources.

July 28, 2026

Comments to UK’s Competition and Markets Authority Regarding Steering Conduct Requirements for Apple and Google

Rather than resort to heavy-handed content and price regulation to address nonexistent market failures, the CMA should follow the lead of the United States and rely on a tried-and-true, ex post law enforcement framework to address concerns about anticompetitive behavior associated with anti-steering practices by Apple and Google.

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