Finally, Muni WiFi done right
Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle today announced a citywide wireless service coverage initiative to ensure all major cellular phone companies are able to provide full coverage through Anaheim’s 50 square...
View ArticleNet Neutrality and Piracy
Here’s a column I wrote recently on the connection between the two.
View ArticleCable TV and Phone Calls Are Taxed at Twice the Rate of Other Goods, Study Finds
Those who care about free speech should consider why government taxes are higher on communications than on other goods and services. This new study by The Heartland Institute and the Beacon Hill...
View ArticleWi-Fi Policy Win for PRI
For years, PRI has been warning San Francisco officials that their so-called “free Wi-Fi†idea was guaranteed to be a failure. Finally, they realize it. In late August, Earthlink pulled out of a...
View ArticleWide-Open Wireless
Many telecom observers were stunned this week when Verizon announced it would open up its network to “wireless devices, software and applications not offered by the company.” This change in policy is...
View ArticleHow Net Neutrality Could Sabotage Healthcare Tech
At last week’s UCLA Technology & Aging Conference, representatives from Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Toyota and other big-name firms discussed how technology is reshaping lifestyles for older...
View ArticleFCC Comcast decision was political failure
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) came under fire for making a ruling that many consider outside its authority. Without levying a fine, it charged that Comcast violated federal...
View ArticleFinancial crisis not worrying Verizon
From the WSJ: “Even with the credit crisis, the telecommunications industry is in better shape than it has ever been in. It is now competitive, relatively flush with subscribers and strategic...
View ArticleThe Flawed Focus of Universal Broadband
This month, the Federal Communications Commission begins drafting a national broadband plan as part of the 2009 stimulus package. This is not the first government attempt at broadband ubiquity, so the...
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