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Constant, dynamic innovation in both
telecommunications and information technology present numerous
complexities that defy uniform public policy prescriptions. States
must be careful not to stifle advancement in communication and
technology by imposing excessive regulation and taxation. Economic
assumptions about abundances and scarcities that once guided
policymakers in the past are not wholly applicable in this evolving
economy. Past political assumptions about regulative knowledge and
incentives are often at odds with actual experience and modern
reality.
To guide policymakers through the uncharted waters of
the 21st Century economy, the Telecommunications and Information
Technology Task Force brings together state legislators, industry
representatives, and public policy experts. Working together, the
Task Force seeks to develop state public policy that will preserve
free-market principles, promote competitive federalism, uphold
deregulation efforts, and keep the communications and technology
industries free from new burdensome regulations.
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