Tuesday, February 26, 2019

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Lower Court Approval of AT&T-Time Warner Merger

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            The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s unconditional approval of AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warne...
Monday, January 14, 2019

The FCC Really, Really Does Care About Making Spoofing Illegal

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             My prior blog entry noted that an unexpected consequence of classifying texting as an information service lies in having to ...
Friday, January 11, 2019

OMG! The FCC Just Legalized Spoofing!

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            Most people loathe robocalls and spam: unsolicited commercial, extortionate and sometime criminal pitches by telephone, text ...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

How Smart are Algorithms?

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             The algorithmic verdict arrived in less than sixty seconds: credit card application denied.             My application...
Friday, December 21, 2018

Top Ten Irreverent Predictions for 2019 (Part Two)

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6) Tough love and interventions won’t cure our           social network addictions. Just now, Facebook has experienced yet anoth...

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Top Ten Irreverent Predictions for 2019 (Part One) 1)          TMobile CEO John Legere opts for a shorter hair style and           ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Neutrality Regulatory Uncertainty and Wireless Carrier Capital Expenditures

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             FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a host of “coin operated” researchers and their sponsors relentlessly claim network neutrality rule c...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

The Wisdom of the Marketplace Challenged

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            Consider the word unlimited.   What comes to mind?    OK. Hold that thought.             Now, let’s precede unlimited w...
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Regulatory Uncertainty and Investment Incentives

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             According to s ponsored researchers, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and some incumbent telecommunications carriers, uncertainty about ...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Results-Driven Federalism Part 2

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            Consider the following assertion:             “Our Constitution establishes a system of dual sovereignty between the Stat...