Friday, April 26, 2024

Does the Supreme Court Conservative Majority Want to Prevent Regulatory Agencies from Responding to Technological Innovation and Changed Circumstances?

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               Despite ample and longstanding case precedent, the Supreme Court appears ready to prevent regulatory agencies from acting whe...
Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board's Faulty Memory

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             You would think the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal would remember what it wrote about network neutrality. In its A...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Can You Hear Me Now?

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            Yet again, a significant wireless network outage has caught users unaware.  See https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/business/at...
Friday, February 16, 2024

A Brief Primer on Anti-satellite Warfare Tactics

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A Brief Primer on Anti-satellite Warfare Tactics Satellites make it possible for governments to provide essential services, such as nation...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Lies, Damn Lies, and Selective Statistics About Our Great Wireless Marketplace Thanks to the TMobile Acquisition of Sprint

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               In the February 13 th edition of the Wall Street Journal , Professor Thomas W. Hazlett offers a breathless endorsement of ma...
Thursday, February 8, 2024

The Quickening Pace of Landline Retirement

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Sooner rather than later, landline telephone service will completely transition to wireless and Internet-based calling, commonly referred to...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Antitrust Judicial Review That Gets It Right

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               Just when one reasonably could assume that no federal appellate court could possibly do the right thing in a merger review, p...
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. ...