All Publications by Adam Thierer
  • WebMemo posted November 7, 2007 by Adam Thierer, Jerry Brito, Edward Felten, Richard Bennett, James Gattuso The Comcast Net Neutrality Controversy: A Discussion

    On October 25, the Technology Liberation Front, a technology policy weblog, hosted an online discussion [1] concerning recent actions by Comcast Corporation to limit certain types of traffic on its network in order to manage demand. This is an edited transcript of that discussion. Adam Thierer: The Associated Press reported this week that… Read more

  • Executive Memorandum posted August 14, 2000 by Adam Thierer Avoiding a Telecom Trade War

    Members of Congress and officials from the European Union (EU) are engaged in a bitter war of words over telecommunications trade and investment issues. If tensions continue to escalate, this rhetorical battle could become a full-blown trade war. The dispute stems from an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary (CJSJ) appropriations… Read more

  • Backgrounder posted April 25, 2000 by Adam Thierer After the Net Tax Commission: The Gregg-Kohl Nexus Solution

    After a year of contentious hearings, extensive testimony, debate, and seemingly endless political grandstanding, the congressionally appointed Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce submitted its final report to Congress on April 12, just before the deadline required by the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998.2 Although the commission was unable to generate the two-thirds supermajority… Read more

  • Executive Summary posted April 20, 2000 by Adam Thierer Executive Summary: How Free Computers Are Filling the Digital Divide

    As the public policy debate over America's "digital divide" intensifies, federal, state, and local policymakers are considering what steps should be taken to solve the apparent gap between the technological "haves" and "have nots." The issue has two components: the wiring of classrooms for educational purposes and the wiring of homes to ensure that… Read more

  • Backgrounder posted April 20, 2000 by Adam Thierer How Free Computers Are Filling the Digital Divide

    As the public policy debate over America's "digital divide" intensifies, federal, state and local policymakers are considering steps to solve this apparent gap between the technological "haves" and "have-nots." The issue has two major policy components. The first deals with the "wiring" of classrooms for educational purposes and the role of technology in… Read more

  • Executive Memorandum posted February 14, 2000 by Adam Thierer, Gregg VanHelmond The President's Budget Proposes a High-Tech Pork Barrel

    President Clinton's recently released fiscal year (FY) 2001 budget contains a veritable high-tech pork barrel of new federal programs and spending initiatives. Among them are plans to spend roughly $2 billion on a "national crusade" to solve an alleged "digital divide" separating the Internet haves and have-nots. Despite the amazing spread of digital technology… Read more

  • Backgrounder posted February 4, 2000 by Adam Thierer The NGA's Misguided Plan to Tax the Internet and Create a New National Sales Tax

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  • Executive Summary posted February 4, 2000 by Adam Thierer Executive Summary: The NGA's Misguided Plan to Tax the Internet and Create a New National Sales Tax

    A heated showdown over the taxation of the Internet is taking place within the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce (ACEC), appointed by Congress under the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 to study the feasibility of taxing the Internet and electronic transactions. The commission's final report to Congress is due in late April.… Read more

  • Executive Memorandum posted February 1, 2000 by Adam Thierer A "Digital Divide" or a Deluge of Opportunity?

    During his State of the Union address on January 27, 1999, President Bill Clinton argued that "a national crusade" was necessary to connect all Americans to the Internet. The Administration sees a "digital divide" between those in America who have access to the Internet and those who do not. The President and… Read more

  • Executive Summary posted September 7, 1999 by Adam Thierer Executive Summary: Broadband Telecommunications for the 21st Century: A Legislative Report Card

    Congress is currently considering five bills that address America's limited high-speed telecommunications (or "broadband") capability--especially in terms of the Internet and advanced communications services. This "broadband telecommunications crisis" is due in part to the tremendous increase in consumer demand for online access, but it is largely the result of the highly intrusive and… Read more

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