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The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research (ACI) is a 501(c)(3) (tax-exempt and fully tax deductible) nonprofit educational and research institute based in Reston, Virginia. The Institute claims to be an independent organization founded on a belief that consumer representations too often reflect either the interests of a small subsets of groups or mirror advocates’ political views based on subjective conclusions, rather than empirically-based analyses.

ACI released a study supportive of cable franchise reform. ^[1] The ACI also released a study opposing network neutrality. ^[2] And their work has been mentioned in the press, including the following sources:

  * FOX TV interview of American Consumer Institute research[3]  * NBC TV interview of American Consumer Institute research[4]  * Roll Call article[5]  * Department of Justice Filing to the FCC cites ACI study[6] 

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External links

• American Consumer Institute website