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July 7, 2026|Testimonies & Filings

AT&T’s Petition for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling Regarding California’s Carrier of Last Resort and Related Requirements

The Commission should thoughtfully consider AT&T’s petition because it could catalyze the retirement of outdated copper networks, accelerate network modernization, and advance the transition to a modern, all-IP communications ecosystem.

July 7, 2026|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

Is the West Better Than China?

If the China challenge is real, the West needs to get serious about its techno-industrial policy. This means a more active state in tech, trade, and industry, a prospect certain to rile free-market advocates who imagine that “even if the US is a hollowed-out economy, at least we will be free.”

July 6, 2026|Blogs

Fact of the Week: Over 10 Percent of Chinese FDI Went To Brazil in 2025

Brazil has become a hotbed for Chinese investment, with more than $6 billion in incoming Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, accounting for over 10 percent of China’s total FDI that year.

July 6, 2026|Reports & Briefings

The Data Center Water Problem Is Soluble

Technology exists, and policy instruments are available, to develop a new, state-led model of water governance for data centers and other large industrial users. What’s missing is institutional coordination, regulatory specificity, and a set of standardized mechanisms and metrics.

July 2, 2026|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

What China’s HBM Catch-Up Should Teach Korea

Korean and industry reports suggest China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is moving faster in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips than many in Seoul expected. Korea still leads. But the margin is narrowing, and that should change how Seoul thinks about its AI goals.

July 2, 2026|Blogs

What’s the Matter With the Techno-Economy’s Professorial Class?

Too many academics now trade objectivity for narrative, ignoring inconvenient facts that get in the way of the story they want to tell.

July 2, 2026|Blogs

Cloud Hidden, Rationale Unknown: The DMA’s Foggy Attack on AWS and Azure

If AWS and Azure are designated under the DMA, the law’s intentional targeting of U.S. tech platforms will be almost impossible to hide.

July 2, 2026|Blogs

Canada's Social Media Bill Is Better Than a Ban, but Ottawa’s Rollout Must be Right

Bill C-34 gives platforms a reason to design safer services for children. But sequencing matters: If Ottawa brings the restriction into force before the Digital Safety Commission is operational, the fastest path to compliance will be removing the very users the bill means to protect.

July 1, 2026|Blogs

Rigid Space Spectrum Allocations Could Limit Productivity

Overly restrictive spectrum allocations have left terrestrial bands underutilized. Regulators should not repeat those mistakes as they develop new policies for the orbital economy.

July 1, 2026|Blogs

Visa Barriers Are Undermining US Industrial Competitiveness

U.S. visa policies are limiting the flow of foreign expertise that is critical to strengthening American manufacturing, innovation, and scientific leadership. Congress should create a dedicated visa category with expedited processing for technical experts and researchers who advance U.S. industrial competitiveness.

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