Thursday, February 07, 2002
The Dirty Dozen
The Digital Dirty Dozen: The Cato Institute lists 12 bills introduced last year as examples of the regulatory stance Congress is taking toward technology.
As shown in this review of our picks for the 12 most destructive pieces of technology legislation introduced in the 107th Congress, there is good evidence that policymakers--whether through conscious design or not--are adopting the telecom regulatory paradigm for the tech sector. It appears that the tech sector may be pigeonholed into that paradigm simply because it offers a familiar set of rules and a bank of regulatory agencies that can be activated on command.
Here they are:
- S. 1364: Telecommunications Fair Competition Enforcement Act of 2001
- S. 792 and H.R. 2256: Media Marketing Accountability Act of 2001
- S. 512 and H.R. 1410: Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act
- H.R. 718: Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001
- H.R. 2724: Music Online Competition Act of 2001
- Security Systems Standards and Certification Act
- S.R. 927 and H.R. 1837: Mobile Telephone Driving Safety Act of 2001
- S. 88 and H.R. 267: Broadband Internet Access Act of 2001
- H.R. 1697 and H.R. 1698: Broadband Competition and Incentives Act of 2001 and American Broadband Competition Act of 2001
- H.R. 237: Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act
- H.R. 556 and H.R. 3215: Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act and Combatting Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act
- H.R. 1531: Cell Phone Service Disclosure Act
[via Red Rock Eater]
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