American Enterprise Institute
Are Federal Broadband Grants Taxable?
Casey Lide of Keller & Heckman recently wrote a blog post warning that federal grant funding might be considered taxable income by the IRS.
Framing the future of universal service
Congress is finally demanding action on the Universal Service Fund.
Mark Jamison: Net neutrality is about control, not consumers (American Enterprise Institute)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 06:28Congress takes steps to improve low-income broadband adoption rates
Building on previous initiatives, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act represents a potentially significant improvement over previous efforts to help low-income families get online. But as always, much will depend on how the Federal Communications Commission carries out its new congressional mandate. The Affordable Connectivity Program will provide $30/month in assistance on an ongoing basis, plus equipment subsidies. There is much to like about the new Affordable Connectivity Program.
Shane Tews: Mike O’Rielly and Harold Feld on a spectrum roadblock for the wireless industry (American Enterprise Institute)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 11/18/2021 - 11:27Reducing nomination battles by restoring Congress
One way to decrease the importance of nomination fights is to reduce the power of agencies by shifting the locus of legislative decision-making back where it belongs — in Congress. Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution — the document’s very first substantive provision — establishes that “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.” Today, most policy decisions are made not on Capi