Please follow this link to hear Dr. Darby’s interview

WASHINGTON – The American Consumer Institute (ACI) announced today that it is placing a strong focus on statewide issues in Florida for 2010.  The organization’s announcement comes after substantial review of a variety of state issues that affect the majority of Florida’s consumers, including property insurance and telecommunications.

 
ACI’s Center for Citizen Research has established a Florida-focused [...]

To read Maisie Ramsay’s Wireless Week article “Think Tank: Net Neutrality Rules Harmful, Unnecessary,” please click here.
Click Here for ACI’s Entire Study — innovation-final
Click Here for ACI’s Summary Release
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Net Neutrality Will Hurt Private Investment, Impede Consumer Friendly Innovations

WASHINGTON - The American Consumer Institute released today a study on innovation by companies in the Internet ecosystem.  The study, which surveyed available data and literature, found that broadband network providers are a leading source of both innovation and new investment in Internet infrastructures. 
 
The study [...]

Latest Study Consistent with Findings Showing Internet Regulations as a Detriment to Consumers, Broadband Investment and the Economy
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
At the State of Union Address, President Obama identified jobs as the “number one focus” for the year – and no wonder. While the unemployment rate dipped from December to January from 10.0% to 9.7%, the [...]

On February 16th 2010, the Washington Times ran an op-ed written by Steve Pociask of ACI that gives the results of a recent study on IT jobs.  That study showed that (for every dollar of revenue) Internet Service Providers are investing more and creating more jobs than other companies on the network’s edge.  However, the FCC is [...]

This Los Angeles Times article discusses the high cost of computer printer ink and the lack of product labeling on ink cartridges.  The article cites ACI’s 2007 study on the issue.  The Times article discusses efforts by the organization — National Conference on Weights and Measures — to investigate the issue.  To read the entire article in the Times, [...]

Kudos to Consumer Watchdog, which filed a amicus curiae brief with the court detailing the ongoing problems with the proposed Google Book Settlement.  The brief points to anticompetitive risks, constitutional and other important issues.  
ACI agrees and would emphasize the major risks to be the monopolization of ”orphan works” and potential market power in the “book search” market.
To read Consumer Watchdog brief — click  [...]

Will Proposed Net Neutrality Regulations Lead to Fewer IT Jobs?
On January 28th, Dr. Larry Darby, Senior Fellow and Former FCC Bureau Chief, presented the findings of ACI’s latest study “The Internet Ecosystem: Employment Impacts of National Broadband Policies.”  The study authored by Larry Darby, Joseph Fuhr and Stephen Pociask shows that network companies employ twice [...]

Study concludes net neutrality and other regulations on network providers would have an adverse impact on the economy and employment
 

WASHINGTON – Today on Capitol Hill, the American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research released the findings of a study examining the impact of policies, including ‘network neutrality,’ on job creation and national broadband deployment. The [...]