Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Remarkably Bad Consumer Protection at the FCC

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 Wireless carrier deception and outright violations of FCC rules and regulation should not come as a surprise.  No wonder consumers hold AT...
Thursday, November 16, 2023

New Publication: REMEDIES FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDING COMPASSION FATIGUE

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       I am pleased to offer my thoughts on universal service funding reform: Remedies for Universal Service Funding Compassion Fatigue ,   ...
Friday, October 20, 2023

Network Neutrality Redux and the Return of Falsehoods and Disinformation

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             Despite vowing to eschew involvement in the latest Network Neutrality drama, I cannot sit back and let stand the resumption of ...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

The Resilient Advertiser-Support Video Content Model

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             Changes in the rates for Netflix and other video content show a major nudge (make that push) toward a cheaper advertiser-suppor...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Upcoming Limits on FCC Statutory Interpretations Unless It Deregulates

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               The activist, results-driven Supreme Court appears ready to limit severely the ability of the Federal Communications Commissi...
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Show Me One Merger or Acquisition That Promotes Competition or Enhances Consumer Welfare

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            I marvel how sponsored researchers have perpetuated the myth that mergers and acquisitions are great events. Can anyone provide ...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Lessons in Humble Pie

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As a parent, college educator, husband, middle child, retiree, etc. I have had my share of humble pie.  It's calorie free and oh so di...
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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Nipping in the Bud Any Reassessment of Merger Guidelines

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             The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have released for public comment proposed new guidelines designed to add...
Friday, July 14, 2023

Blog Catharsis

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      Even recognizing that few people will ever come across my blog, some degree of catharsis and validation accrues.  I am glad to get som...

Vanguard Saves Millions By Requiring Most Clients to Print Out Statements

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 The money crunchers at Vanguard Investments recently changed their rules to make their mailing of hard copy documents an expensive option. ...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

The Making of a Digital Curmudgeon

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             OK, I recognize that I have never been this old and the elderly—bless their hearts—tend to stick with the reliable and proven. ...
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Market Forces Preempted by Rising Risk and Regulation?

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             This might not be the best time for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to make the case that rising risk and regulation are harming t...
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Friday, April 7, 2023

The Highly Questionable Assertion that Regulation Stifles Innovation

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             Big Pharma and Big Telecom endless repeat as gospel truth the highly questionable assertion that government oversight stifles i...
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Saturday, March 4, 2023

Premiumization: A New Word and Another Sneaky Way to Increase Profit Margins

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             The Sat. March 4, 2023 edition of the New York Times introduces a new word describing another way companies can offer consumers...
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Sunday, February 19, 2023

Weaponization of Inner Space Column in the Cleveland Plain Dealer

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You might have an interest in my "explainer" about the Chinese surveillance balloon and the likely dangerous repercussions:   http...
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Lessons from Pretzel Skimpflation

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Long time readers of this blog may recall occasional pieces on consumer issues sometimes far afield from telecom. I see parallels, but perha...
Friday, October 28, 2022

New Publication on Space Junk and Anti-Satellite Warfare

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Senior Russian government officials have threated to destroy U.S. satellites.  See https://www.livemint.com/news/world/russia-threats-to-hit...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

What Do Juries, Prunes, and Antitrust Policy Have in Common?

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Long ago, while a student at University of Virginia School of Law, my Criminal Procedure professor likened optimal jury size with the corr...
Saturday, October 15, 2022

Pre-FCC Self-regulation

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 Estate auctions have become one of the unexpected joys about living in rural Pennsylvania.  Never much of a collector, in my nearly thirty ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Adventures in OTAR (Over the Air Television Reception)

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 Recently, I upgraded the outdoor antenna I use to receive broadcast television signals. Having fringe reception runs the risk of signal dis...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Prospects for Widespread Access to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Insights From Telecommunications Technology Diffusion

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            An energy reporter, for a major daily business publication, contacted me to understand how electric vehicle charging stations mi...