Opinion
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Who Says Municipally Owned Telecom Networks Lose Money?
Opinion -Would you like to receive a huge outpouring of angry, bitter, and insult-laden emails? Then I have just the thing for you. -
Are We Strangling the Digital Economy?
Opinion -Advances in information technology, particularly involving the Internet and microprocessor design, have made the creation and transmission of text, sounds, and video in digital form extraordinarily fast, inexpensive, reliable, and flexible. -
Municipally Owned Telecom Networks, an Economic Boondoggle
Opinion -Presentation to the Telecommunications Association of Michigan Annual Meeting, Dearborn, Michigan. -
Iowa’s Municipal-Owned Communications Systems Should Serve as a Warning, Study Says
Opinion -According to a new analysis by a nonprofit research organization, the weak financial performance of three Iowa municipal-owned broadband communications systems "should serve as a warning to other states and municipalities considering similar enterprises. -
Statement on Draft House Bill on Telecom Reform
Opinion -(September 20, 2005 -- Chicago, IL) On September 15, U.S. Reps. -
Comments on Dubuque Municipal Connectivity Utility Feasibility Study
Opinion -I have reviewed the Dubuque Municipal Connectivity Utility Feasibility Study. -
Four Reasons Why Government Failed in New Orleans
Opinion -The public sector's failure to respond quickly to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina becomes more apparent as the news media shifts its attention from reporting on rescue operations toward inquiring into the reasons why relief efforts took days -
Congress Goes on Spending Binge
Opinion -Congress just passed and President George W. Bush just signed a highway bill that will spend $286 billion over six years on roads and bridges, rail and bus facilities, bike paths and recreational trails. The president says the projects will create jobs. -
A Mixed Month for Muni Broadband
Opinion -For both supporters and opponents of municipal broadband, the glass is either half-full or half-empty, especially after a tumultuous July. -
FCC Must Reform Its Merger Review
Opinion -Fueled largely by the digital revolution’s technological onslaught, the communications industry is in the midst of major turmoil. Competition from new entrants and the breakdown of formerly distinct service boundaries are reshaping the industry landscape. -
Google Print and Copyright Law
Opinion -Wouldn’t it be great if you could conduct a full text search of books the same way you search the Web? -
Brand X Ruling Language Makes a Case for Ending Obsolete Telecom Regulatory Regime
Opinion -After years of litigation and bureaucratic wrangling, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided cable companies can be exempted from onerous regulations that would force them to share their lines with rival Internet service providers. -
Internet Backbone Competition and the SBC/AT&T Merger
Opinion -Five years ago, U.S. -
Texas Charter Schools Seek Funding Equity
Opinion -Despite being required to meet the same performance standards as other public schools, Texas charter schools must do so with less state money, a study released August 1 concluded. -
Governors Agree on Education Data Guidelines
Opinion -After a report from the watchdog group Education Trust delivered a stinging rebuke this June, the governors of 46 states and Puerto Rico agreed on July 17 to adopt a standard formula for determining high school graduation rates. -
Choosing the Best School for Your Child
Opinion -Thanks to the expansion of Ohio's voucher program and a host of legislative victories for school choice reforms nationwide in 2005, more parents than ever before have additional options in helping meet their children's educational needs this year. -
Virtual Classrooms Abound on Internet
Opinion -Just as online college and graduate programs have broadened the range of options in higher education, virtual charter schools and online classes are gaining popularity among the K-12 set. -
Kentucky Parent Holds Educators Accountable
Opinion -Richard Innes might be one of Kentucky's chief public education watchdogs, but he'll be the first to tell you he stumbled into the job. In 1994, Innes was alarmed by his daughter's performance on a Kentucky assessment test. -
John Walton’s Legacy Provides Solid Foundation for School Choice Efforts
Opinion -John Walton, who passed away at age 58 in a plane crash in June, was an heir to the Wal-Mart fortune and one of the wealthiest people in the world. -
Environmental Science Book a Good Buy for All
Opinion -Environmental Science: A Self-Teaching Guide by Barbara Murck, Ph.D. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005 $19. -
Analysis: Time to Consider Education Savings Accounts
Opinion -As vouchers and tax credits move from theory to practice in cities and states across the country, greater attention is being focused on matters of program design. -
State Tax Revenues Skyrocket in Early 2005
Opinion -State tax revenues are climbing much faster than initial estimates in most states, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey. Total state tax revenues increased almost three times faster than inflation in the first quarter of 2005. -
Tenn. Town’s TABOR Pays Off for Taxpayers
Opinion -Unlike government officials in many fast-growing communities, who point to growing demands on services to maintain or hike taxes, the city of Spring Hill, Tennessee, 30 miles south of Nashville, is pointing to lower taxes as a reason for its growth. -
Gas Tax Increase Will Go Before Wash. Voters
Opinion -Washington state voters will get a chance this November to repeal a gasoline tax increase lawmakers passed at the end of the spring legislative session.