Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology
Thank God the FCC is there for us. Today, our benevolant regulatory knights imposed over $6 million in fines, mostly on various consumer electronics retailers, in the name of “protecting consumers from unknowingly buying televisions that will not allow consumers to enjoy the full benefits of the digital transition.”
We can all rest easier tonight knowing that the FCC is policing the aisles of Sears and WalMart looking for non-compliant television sets.
Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He previously served as President of The Progress & Freedom Foundation, as Director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, and as a Fellow in Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation. He is the author or editor of six books on technology and media policy and also writes a weekly column for Forbes called "Technologies of Freedom." Thierer earned his bachelor's degree in political science and journalism at Indiana University and received his master's degree in international business management and trade theory at the University of Maryland. His passions in life (besides technology and liberty, of course) are fast cars, fine cigars, and good beer.
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February 13, 2012
The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.
