Telecom, Internet and Information Policy

The Cato Institute's research on telecommunications and information policy advances the Institute's vision of free minds and free markets within the information policy, information technology, and telecommunications sectors of the American economy. Regrettably, the companies and technologies in this sector are increasingly under assault by politicians and regulators at all levels of government — city, county, state, federal, and international. Cato's scholars will work to address the many contentious public policy concerns and debates surrounding these important sectors of the American economy. The research agenda we have crafted reflects the broad array of existing and emerging public policy matters that legislators and regulators are currently considering.

Issues by Topic

• Free Speech and Technology
• Intellectual Property
• Internet Governance and Regulation
• Privacy Issues
• Telecom Regulation

Experts

• Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies (REAL ID, electronic employment verification, civil liberties, privacy issues, national ID cards)
• Timothy B. Lee, Adjunct Scholar (Copyright and patent law, civil liberties, network neutrality regulation, intellectual property and technology)