Testimony & Comments by Jerry Brito

Testimony & Comments by Jerry Brito

Federal Aviation Administration: Unmanned Aircraft System Test Site Program

Jerry Brito, Eli Dourado, Adam Thierer | Apr 23, 2013
In analyzing the proposed policies being developed to carry out Congress’s mandate, it is important to remember that the purpose of the mandate is to open America’s skies to commercial UAS use in order to reap the social benefits that such use will bring.

Public Interest Comment on the Connect America Fund

Public Interest Comment
Jerry Brito, Jerry Ellig | Apr 15, 2011
Jerry Brito and Jerry Ellig submitted a Public Interest Comment on the Connect America Fund.

Transparency Through Technology: Evaluating Federal Open Government Efforts

Testimony Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and Procurement Reform
Jerry Brito | Mar 09, 2011
Jerry Brito testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and Procurement Reform on open government and government transparency through technology.

Cyber Security Certification Program

PS Docket No. 10-93
Jerry Brito, Tate Watkins | Jul 12, 2010
The notice of inquiry seeks comment on whether a cyber security certification program “would create business incentives for providers of communications services to sustain a high level of cyber…

Mobile Wireless Competition Notice of Inquiry

Jerry Brito, Jerry Ellig | Oct 07, 2009
In this Public Interest Comment, Senior Research Fellows Jerry Brito and Jerry Ellig discuss the best ways to analyze competition within mobile wireless…

Fostering Innovation and Investment in the Wireless Communications Market

Jerry Brito, Jerry Ellig | Oct 02, 2009
In this Public Interest Comment, Senior Research Fellows Jerry Brito and Jerry Ellig discuss the best ways to overcome barriers to innovation and investment in the wireless communications market.

Crowdsourcing Accountability: How to Prevent Stimulus Waste and Fraud

Jerry Brito | Mar 20, 2009
Senior Research Fellow Jerry Brito presents his ideas on transparency in the stimulus bill in this testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government…

Kentucky’s Open Door

Jerry Brito | Nov 12, 2008
Earlier this year, Gov. Steve Beshear appointed an E-Transparency Task Force to develop and implement a one-stop shop on the internet to allow citizens to easily access information about the…

Implementing a Broadband Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band

Jerry Brito | Jun 23, 2008
Last year, the FCC attempted to create a national public safety broadband network. It assigned to a nonprofit licensee 12 MHz of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band, and held an auction for…

Public Safety Spectrum Auction

Jerry Brito | Jun 20, 2008
This public interest comment to the FCC by Senior Research Fellow Jerry Brito addresses ways the FCC can revamp their plan to achieve a national public safety broadband network.