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Steven Titch

Policy Analyst
steven.titch@reason.org
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Bio
Steven Titch is a policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets.
Titch, whose Reason work focuses primarily on telecommunications, information technology, and municipal broadband issues, is also managing editor of InfoTech & Telecom News (IT&T News) published by the Heartland Institute and provides strategic market research and analysis as a private consultant. His columns have appeared in Investor's Business Daily, Total Telecom, and America's Network, among others.
Previously, Mr. Titch was director of editorial projects for Data Communications magazine, where he directed content development for supplemental publications and special projects. He also has held the positions of editorial director of Telephony, editor of Global Telephony magazine, Midwest bureau chief of CommunicationsWeek, associate editor-communications at Electronic News, and founding editor of Cellular Business (now Wireless Review).
Titch graduated cum laude from Syracuse University with a dual degree in journalism and English.
Contributions | Out of Control Blog Posts
- The Packets Must Get Through
From the book "The Consequences of Net Neutrality Regulations on Broadband Investment and Consumer Welfare"
Steven Titch
November 19, 2009 - Taxing Internet Retailers Like Brick-and-Mortar Stores
State governments go looking for revenue from online retailers
Steven Titch
September 17, 2009 - Rethinking Universal-Service Policy in a Broadband Internet Era
Bringing inexpensive broadband connectivity to as many people as possible
Policy Study 376
Steven Titch
September 2, 2009 - Who Pays For Google Voice?
The FCC should not undermine one company's business model in support of another's
Steven Titch
August 27, 2009 - FTC's Blogger Disclosure and Ethics Rules Are Terrible Idea
Hi, I'm from the government and I'm here to regulate the blogosphere
Steven Titch
July 20, 2009 - Government to Examine Exclusive Cell Phone Deals
Should the FCC regulate who can sell an iPhone?
Steven Titch
June 30, 2009 - The Internet Is Not Neutral (and No Law Can Make It So)
Why net neutrality will stifle innovation and competition
Policy Study 375
Steven Titch
May 28, 2009 - California Wants to Ban Your Big Screen TV
This nanny state plan arrives in the name of energy efficiency
Steven Titch
April 9, 2009 - Making Sure the Broadband Stimulus Money Isn't Wasted
How to find the areas not being served, and unlikely to get high-speed Internet services
Steven Titch
March 20, 2009 - Kevin Martin's Kiddie Internet Plan
The FCC's plan for a slow and censored World Wide Web
Steven Titch
December 11, 2008 - In Defense of Indecency
Supreme Court hears case on broadcast decency
Steven Titch
November 4, 2008 - DirecTV-Dish Network Merger, Round 2
Time for the government to recognize the media landscape has changed
Steven Titch
September 12, 2008 - New York, Connecticut May Ban Targeted Web Advertising
Ads help keep much of the Web's content free
Steven Titch
August 20, 2008 - Americans Need an IT Bill of Rights
Protecting our computers, cell phones and other technology against unlawful searches and seizures
Steven Titch
July 18, 2008 - Does the FCC Think We're All Zombies?
Americans know paid product placement when we see it
Steven Titch
July 1, 2008 - NY Internet Sales Tax Is Illegal - and Bad Business
Overstock cuts ties, Amazon.com sues New York over sales tax
Steven Titch
May 21, 2008 - Don't Panic! Fiber Is Coming
High-speed Internet connections are coming to your town
Steven Titch
April 29, 2008 - iProvo Revisited: Another Year and Still Struggling
Policy Brief 69
Steven Titch
April 1, 2008 - Government Wants to Know What Is On Your Computer and Cell Phone
Searching and seizing laptops doesn't make us safer
Steven Titch
March 5, 2008 - Municipal Broadband Fails - Again
Provo, Utah, shows how government's "good" intentions end up costing taxpayers millions
Steven Titch
January 28, 2008 - Michigan's Proposed Telephone Tax Will Burden Consumers
Phone taxes raise price of a service essential for economic growth and empowerment
Steven Titch
July 13, 2007 - Net Neutrality Really Means Internet Mediocrity
Congressional plans would slow technological innovation
Steven Titch
April 19, 2007 - Villaraigosa Should Ask If a WiFi Plan Is Really Necessary
Los Angeles should follow Anaheim's broadband plan
Steven Titch
March 12, 2007 - Better Prices and Better Services for More People
Assessing the Outcomes of Video Franchise Reform
Steven Titch
January 1, 2007 - I Want My MTV
Reforming Video Franchises for Competitive TV Services
Steven Titch
January 1, 2007 - Spinning its Wheels
An Analysis of Lessons Learned from iProvo's First 18 Months of Municipal Broadband
Steven Titch
December 1, 2006 - The Citywide Wireless Network That Never Was
San Francisco will be last to citywide wireless at this rate
Steven Titch
September 26, 2006 - Video Franchise Reform Would Support Competition and Consumer Choice in Pennsylvania
SB 1247 would bring lower rates for consumers and greater choice of services
Steven Titch
August 8, 2006 - Cable Competition Offers More for Less
California legislature should end monopolistic alliance of cities, cable TV companies
Steven Titch
July 5, 2006 - Stevens-Inouye Telecom "Reform" Falls Way Short
Network neutrality is just one of the key issues
Steven Titch
May 5, 2006 - Timeline of Municipal Broadband and Technological Developments
How private sector technology and government-run Internet and WiFi have evolved since 1989
Steven Titch and Adrian Moore
April 18, 2006 - Bundling Services Is a Good Thing
Cable, Internet, iPods and new technology don't need more regulation
Steven Titch
March 24, 2006 - AT&T's Offer for BellSouth Makes Sense
A lot has changed since Ma Bell was broken up
Steven Titch
March 13, 2006 - AT&T, BellSouth Merger Boosts Cable TV Competition
Customers want cheap, bundled Internet, phone and cable services
Steven Titch
March 13, 2006 - Network Neutrality Is a Terrible Idea
Google shows this will be battle of Goliaths
Steven Titch
February 13, 2006 - Deregulating Telecommunications Would Let Indiana Join The Future
State needs reform to keep pace in broadband-driven economy
Steven Titch
January 26, 2006 - Reforming Telecommunications Regulation in Indiana
Proposed bill would bring more competition and market freedom to state
Steven Titch
January 10, 2006 - Network Neutrality and Other Regulatory Mistakes
U.S. is 13th in broadband penetration
Steven Titch
January 9, 2006
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