Public Knowledge President Gene Kimmelman rejected the latest proposal for net neutrality legislation from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. The think tank released the proposal Thursday and hosted a panel on which Kimmelman was the only participant who hadn't previously advocated for a bipartisan compromise open Internet bill.

Internet marketplace platforms like Airbnb and eBay don’t need their own special regulations to address concerns such as competition, privacy and employment opportunities, said an Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report, an ITIF news release said Monday. “Regulators already have the authority to address these and other possible harms,” the release said. “Where we once had town-square bazaars and village matchmakers we now have Internet platforms like Etsy and Tinder,” said ITIF Senior Fellow Joseph Kennedy, who wrote the report. “Online marketplaces are growing quickly because the Internet reduces costs, scales easily, and is available anywhere, any time,” ITIF said. “It is important for policymakers to recognize that some Internet platforms have significant market share only because by doing so they maximize value for consumers,” the release said. “Are we better off with three different ‘Facebooks’ or ‘Twitters’ or just one? Clearly in these cases one large network is better than three smaller ones,” said ITIF President Robert Atkinson. “When looking at antitrust issues, market share has traditionally been the most important indicator of abuse,” Atkinson said. “But for Internet platforms, we can no longer use this old lens. Larger market share is usually a reflection of superior total economic and consumer value for networks.” ITIF said Internet platforms pose no bigger privacy risk than traditional platforms and “there is no need for special privacy policies applying just to platforms.”

Internet marketplace platforms like Airbnb and eBay don’t need their own special regulations to address concerns such as competition, privacy and employment opportunities, said an Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report, an ITIF news release said Monday. “Regulators already have the authority to address these and other possible harms,” the release said. “Where we once had town-square bazaars and village matchmakers we now have Internet platforms like Etsy and Tinder,” said ITIF Senior Fellow Joseph Kennedy, who wrote the report. “Online marketplaces are growing quickly because the Internet reduces costs, scales easily, and is available anywhere, any time,” ITIF said. “It is important for policymakers to recognize that some Internet platforms have significant market share only because by doing so they maximize value for consumers,” the release said. “Are we better off with three different ‘Facebooks’ or ‘Twitters’ or just one? Clearly in these cases one large network is better than three smaller ones,” said ITIF President Robert Atkinson. “When looking at antitrust issues, market share has traditionally been the most important indicator of abuse,” Atkinson said. “But for Internet platforms, we can no longer use this old lens. Larger market share is usually a reflection of superior total economic and consumer value for networks.” ITIF said Internet platforms pose no bigger privacy risk than traditional platforms and “there is no need for special privacy policies applying just to platforms.”

Internet marketplace platforms like Airbnb and eBay don’t need their own special regulations to address concerns such as competition, privacy and employment opportunities, said an Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report, an ITIF news release said Monday. “Regulators already have the authority to address these and other possible harms,” the release said. “Where we once had town-square bazaars and village matchmakers we now have Internet platforms like Etsy and Tinder,” said ITIF Senior Fellow Joseph Kennedy, who wrote the report. “Online marketplaces are growing quickly because the Internet reduces costs, scales easily, and is available anywhere, any time,” ITIF said. “It is important for policymakers to recognize that some Internet platforms have significant market share only because by doing so they maximize value for consumers,” the release said. “Are we better off with three different ‘Facebooks’ or ‘Twitters’ or just one? Clearly in these cases one large network is better than three smaller ones,” said ITIF President Robert Atkinson. “When looking at antitrust issues, market share has traditionally been the most important indicator of abuse,” Atkinson said. “But for Internet platforms, we can no longer use this old lens. Larger market share is usually a reflection of superior total economic and consumer value for networks.” ITIF said Internet platforms pose no bigger privacy risk than traditional platforms and “there is no need for special privacy policies applying just to platforms.”

Setting up "e-government" services could save state governments as much as $11 billion over the next five years, said a report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. ITIF said that the cost-saving measures would employ fewer workers and be run internally with services accessible to employees from anywhere and residents wouldn't have to speak to government officials in person, which would cut down on waiting lines. The federal government can help states improve their productivity by creating incentives for states to improve their use of IT, said ITIF Tuesday.

Setting up "e-government" services could save state governments as much as $11 billion over the next five years, said a report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. ITIF said that the cost-saving measures would employ fewer workers and be run internally with services accessible to employees from anywhere and residents wouldn't have to speak to government officials in person, which would cut down on waiting lines. The federal government can help states improve their productivity by creating incentives for states to improve their use of IT, said ITIF Tuesday.

From extending its voluntary concessions for several more years to "synthetic bundles" of Charter Communications broadband with other providers' cable services, opponents of Charter's purchase of Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable had plenty of suggestions on how to make the deal more palatable. The comment deadline on the FCC review was Tuesday, with replies due Nov. 2.

From extending its voluntary concessions for several more years to "synthetic bundles" of Charter Communications broadband with other providers' cable services, opponents of Charter's purchase of Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable had plenty of suggestions on how to make the deal more palatable. The comment deadline on the FCC review was Tuesday, with replies due Nov. 2.

Technology and foreign policy experts have mixed opinions on how the U.S. should handle challenges to innovation and its technology sector due to "harmful" Chinese trade and market practices. During an event Thursday hosted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), public and private sector speakers presented examples of China's market strategy and what it has done to American businesses, particularly in the areas of technology and the Internet. ITIF released its own report (here) on the topic Thursday.

Technology and foreign policy experts have mixed opinions on how the U.S. should handle challenges to innovation and its technology sector due to "harmful" Chinese trade and market practices. During an event Thursday hosted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), public and private sector speakers presented examples of China's market strategy and what it has done to American businesses, particularly in the areas of technology and the Internet. ITIF released its own report on the topic Thursday.