Comcast thinks it owns the Internet

by: Joseph P. June 4, 2008 Comments: One.
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Every day, terabytes of data are added to the Internet. With the availability of relatively cheap bandwidth, we’ve been able to create streaming, high definition video. We’ve been able to produce sites that host any video you want to upload. We’ve successfully removed the need for physical discs to store our music and movies. But [...]

Rethinking telecom regulation

by: Joseph P. April 15, 2008 Comments: None.
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You’d think that Congress would be thrilled that the FCC raised $19 billion in the 700 MHz auction. That wasn’t the case, though, as they had to testify as to what went wrong with the largest swatch of bandwidth being auctioned: The C-Block. Thanks to some lobbying by Google, the winner of that block is [...]