Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Digital Services Taxes: A Bad Idea Whose Time Should Never Come
Arguments used to justify digital services taxes on large Internet companies are flawed. The United States should counter these proposals and work to restore international consensus around tax treatment for multinational companies.
A Grand Bargain on Data Privacy Legislation for America
There is a growing chorus of voices calling for national data privacy legislation in the United States. Not surprisingly, stakeholders have offered competing visions for what such a law should look like. Designing data privacy legislation involves a complex process that must address a wide array of legal and regulatory issues.
What Are Digital Platforms? (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 10/15/2018 - 11:16Why the Consumer Welfare Standard Should Remain the Bedrock of Antitrust Policy
The application of antitrust policy, through which the government seeks to shape the general rules of competition, has always been contentious. But for roughly 40 years there has been a consensus that its ultimate goal should be the welfare of consumers, broadly defined to mean maximizing overall economic growth.
Doug Brake: The FCC Moves to Spur 5G Deployment (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 09/10/2018 - 11:14What Is 5G? (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 09/10/2018 - 11:11ITIF’s Doug Brake: Verizon Throttling Firestorm Overblown (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 12:06Paid Prioritization: Why We Should Stop Worrying and Enjoy the “Fast Lane”
Data traffic prioritization is one of the most unfairly maligned technologies. Caricaturing commonplace network management techniques as “fast lanes,” net neutrality activists warn that introducing the option of paying for specific performance levels of Internet traffic will destroy the characteristic “openness” of the web. This is false.