Before the last FCC monthly meeting, GOP Commissioners Pai and O’Rielly (previous guests of the show) struck a deal with Democrat Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on Lifeline. The Universal Service program subsidizes access to communications services for low-income Americans. This rare moment of bipartisanship at the politicized FCC would have extended Lifeline to cover broadband while capping its budget and rooting out fraud and abuse that have long plagued the program. At the 11th hour, Chairman Tom Wheeler pressured Commissioner Clyburn to renege on the deal and rammed through his own proposal on a 3-2 party line vote. What happened behind the scenes? Matthew Berry, Chief of Staff to Commissioner Pai, joins to show to discuss.
#304: Gen Z and Social Media
#303: Antitrust and Innovation
#302: Epic v. Apple
#301: The Realignment
#300: The New Editors
#299: Can Apple Protect Children While Respecting Privacy?
#298: Blood Trial: Elizabeth Holmes Goes to Court
#297: The Latest on Section 230
#296: The Antitrust Crusade Against Big Tech
#295: Can Social Media Be Regulated Like Common Carriage?
#294: Border Searches of Digital Devices
#293: The Supply of Renée DiResta Should Be Infinite
#292: Is Miami the Next Great Tech Hub?
#291: The Facebook Oversight Board
#290: The Net Neutrality Feud Heads West
#289: The History, Use, and Abuse of the Fairness Doctrine
#288: The State of Data Privacy Law
#287: No, Florida Can’t Regulate Online Speech
#286: How Algorithms Can Fight Extremism
#285: Data Rights for Criminal Defendants
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