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  1. Science, Environment and Technology Initiative
    Summary: Promoting environmental improvement through sound science and new technologies.
    Details: Match Rating: 80. Posted: Dec. 20, 2006. Type: General Article. Part of a larger publication.
     
  2. Proposal to Raise Fees on Television Providers is Unnecessary, Likely to Increase Cable Rates
    Summary: The State should not allow municipal governments to increase public, education and government channel fees when there is no evidence of additional demand.
    Details: Match Rating: 50. Posted: Nov. 10, 2008. Type: Study.
     
  3. Assessing the Case for Cable Franchise Reform
    Summary: Advances in technology now make it possible for both cable firms and telecommunications companies to provide voice, data and video services to most homes and businesses. This constitutes a dramatic change from the days of cable dominance in the video market, and that of the “Baby Bells” in telephone service. What hasn’t changed, however, is the franchise regime that has long limited access to the local market and thus inhibited competition. In this paper, Diane S. Katz examines the effects of this obsolete regulation on consumers and the economy, as well as the myriad benefits of reform.
    Details: Match Rating: 50. Posted: Sep. 19, 2006. Type: Study.
     
  4. Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in Attorney General v. Michigan Public Service Commission
    Summary: A Mackinac Center “friend of the court” filing to the Michigan Supreme Court in a case involving the Michigan Public Service Commission’s renewable-energy surcharge on electrical bills.
    Details: Match Rating: 50. Posted: Jun. 19, 2006. Type: Study.
     
  5. A Telecommunications Policy Primer
    20 Comprehensive Answers to 20 Basic Questions
    Summary: A guide to understanding telecommunications law and regulation in Michigan and the United States.
    Details: Match Rating: 50. Posted: Aug. 16, 2004. Type: Study.
     
  6. Crossed Lines: Regulatory Missteps in Telecom Policy
    An analysis of forced access in Michigan
    Summary: Violation of property rights is the defining feature of current telecom policy.
    Details: Match Rating: 50. Posted: Dec. 3, 2003. Type: Study.
     
  7. Telecom Policy Staff
    Details: Match Rating: 40. Posted: Nov. 14, 2005. Type: General Article.
     
  8. PEG Fees Unnecessary
    State should not allow municipal governments to increase public, education and government channel fees when there is no evidence of additional demand
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 10, 2008. Type: News Release.
     
  9. Ending Cable Monopolies Would Benefit Consumers
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Oct. 5, 2006. Type: General Article.
     
  10. Municipal Control of Franchising Inflates Cable Rates and Impedes Broadband Investment
    Proposed reforms would spur competition and job growth in Michigan
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Sep. 19, 2006. Type: News Release.
     
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