December 14, 2012 For those who have been following my Obsolete Communications Law Series, and those interested in an outstanding and more in-depth free-market analysis of the many communications matters that demand modernization for the digital age, please don’t miss: Communications Law and Policy in...
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Why the 1996 Telecom Act’s Unbundling Model is Obsolete – My Daily Caller Op-ed
October 31, 2012 Please see my new Daily Caller Op-ed: “Why the 1996 Telecom Act’s Unbundling Model is Obsolete”. This is part 14 of my Obsolete Communications Law research series. * * * * * Obsolete Communications Law research series: Part 1: “Obsolete communications law...
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The FCC’s 1887 Railroad Regulation Mindset — My Daily Caller Op-ed
August 29, 2012 Please see my latest Daily Caller Op-ed: “The FCC’s 1887 Railroad Regulation Mindset” here. This piece is part 10 of my Obsolete Communications Law research series. ***** Obsolete Communications Law Op-ed Series: Part 1: “Obsolete communications law stifles innovation, harms consumers” Part 2:...
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FCC Showcases Its Growing Obsolescence – Daily Caller Op-ed
August 23, 2012 Please see my latest Daily Caller op-ed: “The FCC Showcases its Growing Obsolescence” here. This piece is part 9 of my Obsolete Communications Law research series. ***** Obsolete Communications Law Op-ed Series: Part 1: “Obsolete communications law stifles innovation, harms consumers” Part...
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Why U.S. Communications Law is Obsolete – Daily Caller Op-ed
June 25, 2012 Please don’t miss my latest Daily Caller Op-ed: “Why U.S. Communications Law is Obsolete” here. You won’t look at current communications law the same way again. ***** Obsolete Communications Law Op-ed Series: Part 1: “Obsolete communications law stifles innovation, harms consumers” Part 2:...
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FCC Special Access, Communications Obsolete-ism – Daily Caller Op-ed (Part 3)
June 8, 2012 Please read my latest Daily Caller Op-ed: “FCC Special Access: Communications Obsolete-ism vs. Modernism” here. *** Obsolete Communications Law Op-ed Series: Part 1: “Obsolete communications law stifles innovation, harms consumers” Part 2: “The FCC’s Public Interest Test Problem” *** Precursor Special...
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Verizon-Cable: Foundation of a 5th National Wireless Competitor (Part 10)
Are the FCC and DOJ paying attention? They say they want more wireless competition. Well the foundations of an economically-viable fifth national wireless broadband network are staring them in the face in the pending Verizon-Cable spectrum transaction, if only they would get on with approving...
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Obsolete Communications Law Stifles Innovation & Hurts Consumers — Daily Caller Op-ed
My Daily Caller Op-ed: “Obsolete Communications Law Stifles Innovation, Hurts Consumers,” puts a spotlight on how America’s century-old communications law and regulatory framework is obsolete and strangles America’s innovation potential. ...
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Objecting to Obsolete Obligations
The Washington Post’s lead story today, “Landline Rules Frustrate Telecoms,” puts a needed spotlight on obsolete communications law that: falsely assumes the telecom marketplace is still a monopoly with no consumer choice; and still mandates telecom companies subsidize below-cost, copper-line telephone service to households as...
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Obsolete Television Law Needs Modernization
Important free market communications legislation introduced in mid-December warrants flagging because it brings needed attention to a real and growing problem, how obsolete communications law stifles innovation, growth and consumer benefit. See my Forbes Tech Capitalist post on the DeMint-Scalise bill, “The Next Generation Television...
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