Recent Free State Foundation Publications
Re-Reforming Telecom Regulation: Power-Grabbing Bureaucracy Undermined 1996 Effort , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in the Washington Times, January 26, 2012. Overhauling the Communications Act: Free Market Reform for the 21st Century , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, January 17, 2012.Applying Hayekian Principles to Communications Policy , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in Forbes, January 9, 2012. The FCC Staff's Report Against AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: A Critical Analysis , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, December 20, 2011.Build Back That Broadband Wall: FCC Assaults Modern Telecom Services With Old-Fashioned Rules , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in the Washington Times, December 19, 2011. The FCC Should Keep Broadband Free From Analog-Era Outage Regulations , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, December 5, 2011. "Communications Law and Policy in the Digital Age: The Next Five Years ," Free State Foundation's Fifth Anniversary Celebration Lunch, Transcript of Proceedings, Keynote by Congressman Marsha Blackburn, October 12, 2011. "Communications Law and Policy in the Digital Age: The Next Five Years ," Free State Foundation's Fifth Anniversary Celebration Lunch, Transcript of Proceedings, Keynote by Senator Jim DeMint, October 12, 2011.Taxing Ad Affiliate Internet Sales Would Be Maryland's Mistake , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, November 18, 2011. "Communications Law and Policy in the Digital Age: The Next Five Years ," Free State Foundation's Fifth Anniversary Celebration Lunch, Transcript of Proceedings, Panel Presentation, October 12, 2011. Proposed FCC Incentive Spectrum Auctions: The Importance of Re-Optimizing Spectrum Use , by Michelle Connolly, Member of FSF Board of Academic Advisors, November 8, 2011. The First Amendment Future of Modern Media and Political Campaign Speech Regulation , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, November 1, 2011. The Department of Justice's Case Against the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: A Faulty Static Marketplace Vision , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, October 14, 2011. It's the Consumer, Stupid , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in the Daily Caller, September 28, 2011. Schools Enter Digital Conversation: Educating Kids On Social Networking Is Best Solution , by Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, in The Tennessean, September 22, 2011. Constitution Day at the FCC - 2011 , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, September 19, 2011. New FCC Regulations Reduce Investment and Hinder Job Creation , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, September 13, 2011.Comments of the Free State Foundation - Section 706 Inquiry , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, September 6, 2011. Abolish Access Charges Now , by Gerald W. Brock, Member of FSF Board of Academic Advisors, Free State Foundation, September 6, 2011. Comments of the Free State Foundation - Lifeline-Link Up Reform and Modernization Proceeding , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, August 26, 2011. Comments of the Free State Foundation - USF-ICC Transformation Proceeding , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, August 24, 2011. "Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation Reform: Will the FCC Finally Bite the Reform Bullet?", Transcript of Proceedings, FSF Seminar, July 13, 2011.
Join Dialogue on Healthy Images for Women, Girls , by Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, in The Tennessean, August 17, 2011.FCC's Proposed "AllVid" Regulation Ill-Suited to Today's Dynamic Market , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, August 12, 2011. The Future of Media Report: When Future Success Requires Abandoning Past Regulatory Failures, by Donna Coleman Gregg, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, August 5, 2011. Section 652 Cross-Ownership Ban Shouldn't Apply to Cable Operators and CLECs , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, August 3, 2011. FCC Should Stop Refusing to Acknowledge Wireless Competition , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, July 19, 2011."Regulatory Reform at the FCC: Why Not Now?" , Free State Foundation's Luncheon Seminar, Transcript of Proceedings, Panel Presentation, April 12, 2011. MMTC and Clear Channel Continue to Work Toward Greater Media Diversity , by Henry Rivera, MMTC Chair, and Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, July 5, 2011. FCC Should Reprogram its Program Carriage Regulation: Giving the First Amendment Its Due Respect , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, June 27, 2011.Testimony of Randolph J. May , President, Free State Foundation, Hearing on "Reforming FCC Process," before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, June 22, 2011.Comments of the Free State Foundation - Application of AT&T Inc. and De utsche Telekom AG , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, June 10, 2011. "Regulatory Reform at the FCC: Why Not Now?" Free State Foundation's Luncheon Seminar, Transcript of Proceedings, Opening Keynote by Congressman Cliff Stearns, April 12, 2011. Tethering the FCC: The Case Against Chevron Deference for Jurisdictional Claims , by Daniel A. Lyons, a member of the Free State Foundation's Board of Academic Advisors, June 1, 2011. Comments of the Free State Foundation - Retransmission Consent Negotiation Proceeding , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, May 27, 2011. Reply Comments of the Free State Foundation to the FCC for the Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation Systems Proceeding, Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, May 23, 2011.There Are Too Few Positive Media Role Models for Children , by Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in The Tennessean, May 16, 2011. "Conversation on FCC Policies and Processes," Free State Foundation's Third Annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceedings, Third Session, February 4, 2011."Broadband Policy: One Year After the National Broadband Plan," Free State Foundation's Third Annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceedings, Panel II, February 4, 2011. Rolling Back Regulation at the FCC: How Congress Can Let Competition Flourish , by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, in the National Review, April 18, 2011.Comments of the Free State Foundation to the FCC for the Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation Systems Proceeding, Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, April 18, 2011. A Modest Proposal for FCC Regulatory Reform , by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, April 7, 2011. Children's Use of Technology Demands Our Attention , by Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in The Tennessean, April 2, 2011. Comments of the Free State Foundation to the FCC for the Intercarrier Compensation System Proceeding, Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, April 1, 2011.The AllVid's Proposal's First Amendment Problem: Exploring the FCC's Constitutionally Defective Device Regulation , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, March 30, 2011. "Broadband Policy: One Year After the National Broadband Plan," Free State Foundation's Third Annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceedings, Panel I, February 4, 2011. The FCC and the Unfair Market for TV Program Rights , by Bruce M. Owen, a member of the Free State Foundation's Board of Academic Advisors, March 2, 2011. Violent Games Marketed To Kids: 'M'-Rated Products Show Up On Teen Channels , by Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in The Tennessean, February 25, 2011. Written Statement by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and Internet, Hearing on "Ensuring Competition on the Internet: Network Neutrality and Antitrust," February 23, 2011. Opening the Internet to Regulation II: How Set-Top Box Merger Conditions Foreshadow Broadband Content Controls , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, February 9, 2011. Opening the Internet to Regulation: Assessing Risks of the FCC's Failure to Limit Its New Powers , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, January 21, 2011. Property, Regulatory Policy, or Hybrid? The Elusive Status of Intellectual Property , by Richard A. Epstein, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Scholar, Free State Foundation, and Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, January 17, 2011. Lessons for Modern Regulators from Hippocrates, Schumpeter and Kahn , by Dennis L. Weisman and Glen O. Robinson, Members, FSF Board of Academic Advisors, Free State Foundation, January 12, 2011.The FCC Risks Over-Conditioning the Comcast-NBCU Merger , by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, on DailyCaller.com, January 3, 2011.Multiple Government Regulatory Reviews Burden Telecom Mergers with Too Many Conditions , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, December 21, 2010. FCC Regulators Turn Their Eyes to the Internet, by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, in National Review Online, December 21, 2010. The FCC's Fatal Conceit , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in CBSNews.com, December 5, 2010. Looking Forward: Will Congress Establish Broadband Policy? , Free State Foundation Seminar, Transcript of Proceedings, October 12, 2010. For MSNBC, Comcast Represents Not A Threat, But An Opportunity , by Daniel A. Lyons, Assistant Professor of Law, Boston College Law School, November 12, 2010. Don't Let "Bill Shock" Regulation End Light-Touch Treatment of Wireless , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, November 10, 2010. He Has a World of Our Information in His Hand , Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, November 3, 2010. The FCC's Continuing, Costly Video Navigation Device Regulation , by Seth L. Cooper, Research Fellow, Free State Foundation, October 21, 2010. Broadcast Retransmission Negotiations and Free Markets , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, October 18, 2010. Comments of the Free State Foundation to the FCC in Response to the Further Inquiry Notice in the Open Internet Proceeding, Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, and Research Fellow Seth L. Cooper, October 12, 2010. All Americans Should Have Reliable Wireless Access , by Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, in The Tennessean, September 27, 2010. The Middle Way to Internet Regulation , Glen O. Robinson, Member, Free State Foundation Board of Academic Advisors, September 13, 2010. Time for the FCC to Respect the First Amendment , by Randolph May, Free State Foundation President, in The Insider, Summer 2010.Reply Comments of Richard Epstein, Free State Foundation Distinguished Adjunct Senior Scholar, in the FCC's Comcast-NBCU merger proceeding. Food for Thought Regarding Broadband Progress , Deborah Taylor Tate, Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, August 5, 2010. The Coming Fifth Amendment Challenge to Net Neutrality Regulation , Daniel A. Lyons, Assistant Professor of Law, Boston College Law School, July 30, 2010. After Comcast : What Now for Net Neutrality? , Transcript of Proceedings, Free State Foundation Seminar, June 1, 2010. Don't Stifle Internet Services With More Regulation , Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in the Sacramento Bee, July 18, 2010. Comments of the Free State Foundation - Framework for Broadband Internet Service , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, and Adjunct Fellow Seth L. Cooper, July, 15, 2010. Forbearance Follies: What the FCC's New Framework Portends for the "Third Way," by Seth L. Cooper, FSF Adjunct Fellow, July 9, 2010. The Distinction Between Law and Politics , by Randolph J. May, in the Washington Times, July 7, 2010.Defining Deference Down, Again: Independent Agencies, Chevron Deference , and Fox , by Randolph J. May, Administrative Law Review, Volume 62, No. 2, Spring 2010. Initial Comments of the Free State Foundation - FCC's Review of the Comcast-NBCU Joint Venture Proposal , by FSF President Randolph J. May, and Adjunct Fellow, Seth L. Cooper, June 21, 2010.The "Third Way" for Broadband Regulation: Goldilocks or the Big Bad Wolf? , Dennis L. Weisman, Member, Free State Foundation Board of Academic Advisors, June 9, 2010. The FCC's Future of Media Inquiry: What Is the FCC Doing - and Why? , Free State Foundation Seminar, National Press Club, Transcript of Proceedings, April 16, 2010. FCC Won't Face Up to Wireless Competition: Misreading the Writing on the Wall , by Seth L. Cooper, Adjunct Fellow, Free State Foundation, June 4, 2010. The FCC's "Future of Media" Project: "Let Them Eat Broccoli," Glen O. Robinson, Member, Free State Foundation Board of Academic Advisors, May 19, 2010. Prepared Statement of Randolph J. May , President, The Free State Foundation, at the FCC's Second Future of Media Workshop, "Public and Other Noncommericial Media in the Digital Age," April 30, 2010. A Tangled Web: Moving from "Open and Free" to "Safe and Secure" , Deborah Taylor Tate, Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in the Chattanooga Times, April 25, 2010. Hooks Unselfishly Paved the Way for Others , Deborah Taylor Tate, Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in the Tennessean, April 24, 2010. "Conversation with FCC Chief of Staff Edward P. Lazarus," Lunch Session, FSF's Annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceedings, January 29, 2010. The Key to Media's Digital Future: First Amendment Freedom, Not Desperate Measures , Donna Coleman Gregg, Adjunct Fellow, Free State Foundation, April 16, 2010. Why the FCC's Broadband Plans Got Smacked Down , Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, in CBSNews, April 14, 2010. Reply Comments - FCC's Open Internet Proceeding , of Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, April 7, 2010. Leave It to Business, Not Government , Deborah Taylor Tate, Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in the Tennessean, March 26, 2010. A New Direction for Net Neutrality , Randolph J. May, FSF President, in Forbes, March 24, 2010. The Deregulatory First Amendment: How Video Competition and Free Speech Will Reduce Regulation , Seth L. Cooper, Adjunct Fellow, March 25, 2010. The Dogmatic Posture of a Consumer Advocate: A Second Response to Mark Cooper, Richard A. Epstein, Distinguished Adjunct Senior Scholar, Free State Foundation, March 15, 2010. "Net Neutrality Regulation: Why Now - Or Ever?," FSF's Annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceedings, January 29, 2010. "The FCC's Broadband Plan: The Good, The Bad, and the Just So-So?," FSF's Annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference, Transcript of Proceedings, January 29, 2010. Reply Comments of Randolph J. May, FSF President, and Seth L. Cooper, FSF Adjunct Fellow, filed in the FCC's Special Access proceeding on February 24, 2010. Reject the Internet "Public Option," by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, on CBSNews, February 16, 2010.The Comcast and NBCU Merger: The Upside Down Analysis of Dr. Mark Cooper , by Richard A. Epstein, Distinguished Adjunct Senior Scholar, Free State Foundation, February 12, 2010.What Citizens United Means for Free Speech in the Digital Age , by Free State Foundation Adjunct Fellow Seth L. Cooper, Janaury 22, 2010. Overregulating the Internet , by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, on National Review Online, January 14, 2010. Comments of Randolph J. May, President, and Seth L. Cooper, Adjunct Fellow, Free State Foundation, to the FCC in the "Preserving the Open Internet" proceeding, January 14, 2010. The Convergence of Broadcasting and Telephony: Legal and Regulatory Implications , by Christopher S. Yoo, Member, Free State Foundation Board of Academic Advisors, January 4, 2010. Guard Children from Dangers Online , by Deborah Taylor Tate, Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, in the Tennessean, December 6, 2009. Voiding the Constitution , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in the Washington Times, December 15, 2009. Let Competition and Choice Check Wireless ETFs , by Seth L. Cooper, Adjunct Fellow, Free State Foundation, December 8, 2009. Comments of Randolph J. May, Free State Foundation President, to the FCC on the Berkman Center Study, November 16, 2009. The Faulty Berkman Report: "The Fallacy of Overlooking Secondary Consequences," by Seth L. Cooper, Adjunct Fellow, Free State Foundation, November 3, 2009. Saving Mt. Wilson -- and Increasing Spectrum Efficiency , by Bruce M. Owen, Member, Free State Foundation Board of Academic Advisors, October 27, 2009.Why Public Broadcasting Isn't a Model for Newspapers , Donna Coleman Gregg, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, October 15, 2009."New Directions in Communications Policy - The Scholars Panel," Transcipt of Proceedings, September 10, 2009. Comments of Randolph J. May, President, and Seth L. Cooper, Adjunct Fellow, Free State Foundation, on September 23, 2009, concerning exercise of the FCC's forbearance authority. The Hazards of Prescriptive Regulatory Intervention in a Rapidly Changing Market , Donna Coleman Gregg, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Free State Foundation, September 9, 2009. FCC Must Make Broadband Access Universal , Deborah Taylor Tate, Free State Foundation Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in the Baltimore Sun, on August 9, 2009. Reply Comments of Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, on July 21, 2009, concerning a national broadband plan. Paying For Use Is Fair , Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in the Washington Times, on July 10, 2009. Assessing the FCC's Competition-Assessing Competence , by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, June 24, 2009.Delaying Deregulation: Forbearance at the FCC , by Seth L. Cooper, Adjunct Fellow, Free State Foundation, June 11, 2009.Comments of Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, to the FCC, on June 8, 2009, concerning a national broadband plan. Vaunted StateStat Falls Short of Real Accountability , by Len Lazarick, Visiting Fellow, Free State Foundation, in the Baltimore Sun, on June 7, 2009."Broadband Nation: Where Does the U.S. Really Stand in the World Rankings?" Transcript of Proceedings, June 5, 2009. "A Conversation with Blair Levin on FCC Reform and Other Issues" , Transcript of the Proceedings, February 26, 2009. How Is StateStat Working? A Good Management Tool, but Defective on Accountability , by Len Lazarick, Visiting Fellow, Free State Foundation, May 27, 2009. Deconstructing "Dismantling Digital Deregulation" - Part II , by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, May 22, 2009. State's Budget Balancing Act Is a Short-Term Fix , by Len Lazarick, Free State Foundation Visiting Fellow, in Gazette.Net on April 24, 2009. New Directions in Mass Media Policy: Can We Do with Less Regulation in the Digital Age? Transcript of the Proceedings, February 26, 2009. Good Laws Spur Technology, Investment , by Free State Foundation Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow Deborah Taylor Tate, in The Tennessean, April 19, 2009. The "Free Lunch" Free Press , by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, April 16, 2009. Curing Maryland's Structural Deficits: A Call for Mandate Reform , by FSF Visiting Fellow Len Lazarick, April 15, 2009. A Better Way to Manage Spectrum , by Bruce M. Owen, Member of the Free State Foundation Board of Academic Advisors, April 6, 2009. Comments of Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, to the Federal Communications Commission on March 27, 2009, on the implementation of the Sirius-XM minority ownership set-aside merger condition. Comments of Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, on March 20, 2009, to the National Telecommunications and Information Agency and the Rural Utilities Service, on implementing the broadband portion of the Recovery Act. Give Consumers A Tax Break Now , by Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow, in the Washington Times, on March 11, 2009. A Spending Problem , by Len Lazarick, FSF Visiting Fellow, in the Baltimore Sun, on March 9, 2009. Broadband Stimulus: Prudent Mimimalism Will Lead to Maximum Impact , Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, March 9, 2009.New Directions in Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation: Are There More Efficient, More Rational Ways Forward? Transcript of the Proceedings, February 26, 2009.A Modest Plea for FCC Modesty Regarding the Public Interest Standard , by Randolph J. May, President, Free State Foundation, the Administrative Law Review, Volume 60, No. 4, Fall 2008. Charting a New Constitutional Jurisprudence for the Digital Age , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, in Engage, Volume 9, Issue 3, October 2008. Delivering Media Content in a New Technological Environment: An Exploration of Policy Implications , Transcript of Proceedings, Free State Foundation Seminar, September 26, 2008.The FCC v. Indecency: George Carlin Remembered , by Glen O. Robinson, Member of the Free State Foundation Board of Academic Advisors, August 18, 2008. Comments of Randolph J. May, President, The Free State Foundation, to the FCC on New Clearwire, August 4, 2004.Avoiding Structural Deficits in Maryland: Recommendations for Reform , by Cecilia Januszkiewicz, July 31, 2008. Independence Day 2008 , by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May, July 3, 2008.CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL PUBLICATIONS!
FSF Distinguished Speaker Series
The Public Interest Is In Free Markets by Senator Jim DeMint, a Keynote Address delivered on October 30, 2007, at the "Federal Unbundling Commission?" conference sponsored by the Free State Foundation and the Institute for Policy Innovation. Hold the Line on Light Touch Regulation by Representative Marsha Blackburn, a Keynote Address delivered on October 30, 2007, at the "Federal Unbundling Commission?" conference sponsored by the Free State Foundation and the Institute for Policy Innovation.