Biden Is Now Turning Focus to Internet Regulations

President Biden has expressed support for net neutrality, which is the principle that internet service providers should treat all data on the internet the same, without discriminating or charging differently based on the user, content, website, platform, or application.

During his campaign, Biden indicated that he would support restoring the net neutrality rules that were repealed during the Trump administration. These rules, established during the Obama administration, classified broadband internet as a Title II service under the Communications Act of 1934, giving the FCC authority to enforce net neutrality principles.

When Trump was elected he aggressively reversed Obama’s policies.

Mulligan explains the current Internet situation, what the Biden Administration wants to do, and they are asking, “why is the President waiting so long before taking any actions?”

Learn more about Dr. Mulligan’s views and research in this area here.

According to the NY Times, “Mulligan is affiliated with a number of professional organizations, including the National Bureau of Economic Research, the George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, and the Population Research Center. He is also the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including those from the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Smith- Richardson Foundation, and the John M. Olin Foundation.

“Professor Mulligan received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1993. He has also served as a visiting professor teaching public economics at Harvard University, Clemson University, and Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago.”

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