Technology Policy Institute (TPI)

It's our 17th year! TPI Aspen Forum will be this Aug. 16-18, 2026! Tech and telecom policy panels will include the latest developments in AI, connectivity, space, global trade, copyright, and labor markets. Visit tpiaspen.org and register today! #tpiaspen

🚨New TPI Blog Post!🚨 Where do E-Rate funds go? Releasing TPI's E-Rate Explorer, visit online erate.techpolicyinstitute.org and get the full index report here erate.techpolicyinstitute.org/tpi-erate-expl…. Read the blog post here--> techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/b…

⛰️TPI Aspen Forum Panel Announcement!⛰️ Don’t miss an exciting panel addressing this morning's Trump v. Slaughter decision entitled, “Overruling Humphrey’s Executor: The Implications for Antitrust Enforcement” with Dina Kalley, Bill Kovacic, Maureen Ohlhausen, Larry White, and Tom Lenard at TPI Aspen Forum 2026. Register today! #tpiaspen

⛰️Panel Announcement!⛰️ TPI Aspen Forum 2026: What are Cybersecurity's Hardest Problems? Elizabeth Chernow, Katarina Megas, Alan Raul, Ari Schwartz, and Shane Tews will discuss the latest in cybersecurity at TPI Aspen! Aug. 16-18, 2026, register today! #tpiaspen tpiaspen.org

🚨New TPI Blog Post!🚨 "Time for Broadcasting to Call the FCC’s Bluff," by Jonathan Nuechterlein. "Mark Twain noted that “everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” The same could be said of the broadcast industry’s reaction to the Trump administration’s threats to yank the broadcast licenses of disfavored media companies." Read the full article here: techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/f…

⛰️TPI Aspen Forum 2026⛰️ Registration is open! Aug. 16-18, 2026 at the St. Regis Resort, Aspen, Colorado. The premier summer policy conference for tech and telecom with panels on AI, media, connectivity, space, global trade, View from Capitol Hill and more! tpiaspen.org #tpiaspen

⛰️Panel Announcement!⛰️ TPI Aspen Forum 2026: Does America Lead in Quantum? The United States is widely described as the world leader in quantum technology. But quantum is not a single race. David Awschalom, Edward Parker, and Elizabeth Rossi will discuss the latest in quantum at TPI Aspen! Aug. 16-18, 2026, register today! #tpiaspen tpiaspen.org

TPI Aspen Forum 2026, First Look at the Program! Check out the lineup of fireside chats with FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, FCC Commr. Anna Gomez, FCC Commr. Olivia Trusty, Fireside Chat with VC Anjney Midha, and more! #tpiaspen tpiaspen.org

🚨New from the TPI Blog:🚨 Greg Rosston and Scott Wallsten on "The FCC’s Best USF Reform Is the One That Already Happened," discussing their VISTA proposal: "There is a way to fix the underlying problem. While defense holds the line, our offense is VISTA, the Voluntary IP Service Transition Auction, modeled on the broadcast incentive auction." Read more here! techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/b…

ICYMI! TPI Research Roundup: BLS Data, School Phone Bans, and AI’s Effects on Labor Markets, May 2026, read about the latest economic research on AI and tech policy: techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/m…

🚨New TPI Docket Roundup!🚨 “Securing AI Agent Systems: Recommendations in the NIST RFI Filings,” over 80 substantive comments were filed with NIST in March 2026 on AI agent security, we analyze whether AI security rules will affect economics of the ecosystem, read it here: techpolicyinstitute.org/wp-content/upl…

The 17th summer TPI Aspen Forum is this Aug. 16-18, 2026! We're getting ready for an exciting program of tech and telecom policy panels with the latest developments in AI, connectivity, space, global trade, copyright, and labor markets. Visit tpiaspen.org and register today! #tpiaspen

TPI's Scott Wallsten @scottwallsten in the Wall Street Journal: "AI Made My Expertise More Effective," May 31, Read it here! wsj.com/opinion/ai-mad…

🚨New Podcast Episode!🚨 Jonathan Nuechterlein and Howard Shelanski join Two Think Minimum to discuss their new book Digital Crossroads, MIT Press (Third Edition), listen here! soundcloud.com/two-think-mini… Buy the book here: mitpress.mit.edu/9780262052245/…

Register today for 2026 TPI Aspen Forum (Aug. 16-18, 2026), the premier tech policy conference of the summer! It's our 17th year! 🏔️🥾🚵‍♂️ tpiaspenforum.tech/register

Plan your trip to attend the premier tech policy conference of the summer! Register today for 2026 TPI Aspen Forum (Aug. 16-18, 2026), tpiaspenforum.tech/register

🚨New Podcast Episode!🚨 Michael McConnell on Winning the Tariff Case and the Fate of Humphrey's Executor, listen here! soundcloud.com/two-think-mini… In our latest Two Think Minimum podcast we talk with Stanford Law Professor Michael McConnell about two landmark Supreme Court cases reshaping presidential power. McConnell, who represented challengers in the historic tariff case striking down the President's use of IEEPA, explains how the Court's application of the Major Questions Doctrine reinforces Congress's constitutional authority over taxation while limiting executive overreach. The conversation then turns to the anticipated overturning of Humphrey's Executor, which would eliminate for-cause removal protections for independent agency heads. McConnell argues these cases reflect consistent constitutional principles: Congress controls how much power the executive branch has, while the elected president must control the powers that exist within it. Liked the episode? Well, there's plenty more where that came from! Visit techpolicyinstitute.org to explore all of our latest research!

🚨New Reports!🚨 Today we posted 3 new resources on tribal broadband: the 2026 TPI Tribal Broadband Databook, an interactive website at tribalgeo.com, and a case study on AI-generated tribal content, "Caveat Promptor: A Case Study of Tribal Land Descriptions." Visit tribalgeo.com and read the papers here! techpolicyinstitute.org/new-ai-case-st…