Telecommunications plays an important and growing role in our economy, and therefore the rules and regulations governing the industry will literally shape our economic competitiveness for many years to come. In this unique sector of the economy, federal and state laws create a dizzying complexity that makes it one of the most regulated – and taxed – in Texas. In this report, a free-market perspective is brought to the debate as Texas lawmakers look to overhaul the agency that oversees telecommunications regulation in the state – and therefore the regulations themselves.
Technology
Educators should quit TikTok
Educators desperate to keep students’ attention will use anything to appeal to their young audience — but that doesn’t make TikTok an appropriate educational tool. As of last October, more than 94 million Americans used the short-form video platform at least once a month. That number is projected to increase to 101.3 million Americans by...
December 19, 2022