Editorials: Telecom

AT&T Drops T-Mobile Bid, Throws $4 Billion Down Drain, Consumers Lose; Thanks, FCC!

Jim Lakely
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December 19, 2011
The girl in pink will not be changing into a blue dress after all.

U.S. broadband is not falling behind

Jim Lakely
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December 06, 2011
Those worried the USA

Obesity Police vs. Tony the Tiger

Bruce Edward Walker
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October 18, 2011
Remember Hoodrat? He was the seven-year old who stole his grandmother's car for a joyride back in 2008.

Sprint Boss’s Statements Undercut DOJ Claims

Jim Lakely
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October 10, 2011
Like a football quarterback under siege, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is shouting out some strange audibles.

Death of an Entrepreneur

Bruce Edward Walker
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October 10, 2011
Seldom is the passing of a corporate leader the stuff of front-page headlines and numerous commentaries. Steve Jobs, however, wasn't just any corporate leader.

Reject Longmont Public Wi-Fi Measure

Bruce Edward Walker
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October 07, 2011
“When will they ever learn?” is a plaintive war protest-song refrain from back in the day, but perhaps it requires a contemporary update in light of Longmont’s ballot initiative to resurrect a muni

Nix the Amazon Tax

Bruce Edward Walker
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September 23, 2011
Declaring it "unfair" that out-of-state online retailers don't collect sales tax from every customer in each state where they conduct business, a bipartisan coalition of Michigan Representatives wa

Customers, Not Government, Determine Competitiveness

Bruce Edward Walker
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September 13, 2011
The White House this week commanded the Department of Justice to scuttle a deal that would’ve combined two wireless carriers—fourth-place T-Mobile and second-place AT&T—and catapulted the merge

The Government Should Let the AT&T Merger Go Forward

Bruce Edward Walker
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September 07, 2011
Last week, the White House commanded the Department of Justice to scuttle a deal that would’ve combined two wireless carriers — fourth-place T-Mobile and second-place AT&T — and catapulted the

Smile, You're on Motown Surveillance Cam

Bruce Edward Walker
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August 19, 2011
"Detroit Police hope to bolster safety in the central business district by connecting a network of 350 security cameras to a central viewing post to track activity on the streets, search out wa