Topic:
Technology
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Bad Law, Bad Policy, and Bad for Consumers
Opinion -Today, the Commission concludes one of its most significant proceedings ever. The Triennial Review has been a complicated and difficult undertaking, but one that will set critical parameters for competition and broadband deployment for years to come. -
What’s Next for State PUCs?
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission has finally released its long-awaited order on local phone competition, the so-called “Triennial Review. -
Telecom Regulations Harm California Consumers
Opinion -A study released on August 27 by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) shows that California consumers are experiencing an annual decline of $120 per average household in economic output because of poorly craft telecommunications regulations. -
SBC Shouldn’t Have to Subsidize Its Competitors
Opinion -On May 9, the Illinois General Assembly passed and Gov. -
Why Digital Dividers are Out of Step
Opinion -Despite a recent Department of Commerce (DOC) report showing that the time is right to dump digital-divide rhetoric, some activists still cling to the idea that there is a gap between technology “haves” and “have-nots” that requires government help. -
Tri-Cities Voters Reject Broadband
Opinion -Tri-Cities voters soundly rejected a $62 million municipal broadband network for cable television, telephone and high-speed Internet access. All sought permission to establish a cable television system and to own and operate a public telephone utility. -
What Digital Divide?
Opinion -With two million new users being added each month, more than half of the nation now uses the Internet, and the much-decried “digital divide” is closing at a rapid rate, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Commerce.