TechCrunch TV: Bennett v Feld on State of US Broadband

Don’t miss the debate between our fair editor Richard Bennett and Harold Feld on TechCrunch TV (charmingly titled “Does American Broadband Suck?”) Host Andrew Keen was intrigued by Richard’s recent…

June 11, 2013 0

ICYMI – Denial: A River in Europe?

Another good piece today, this one in the Wall Street Journal, pointing to the obtuseness of those who continue to suggest the U.S. regulate spectrum a la Europe, while ignoring: …

June 10, 2013 0

ICYMI: Roger Entner on Spectrum Ownership

Roger Entner has an excellent piece in Fierce Wireless today.  He  addresses DOJ’s proposal to limit how much spectrum the two largest  mobile providers can use to support their networks – the…

June 10, 2013 0

Senate State of Wireless Communications Hearing

The Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet is beginning its hearing on the State of Wireless Communications shortly, and I’ll be live-blogging it here. The subject matter is…

June 4, 2013 1

Europe Lagging US in Broadband Investment

Interesting piece in Financial Times. The European telecoms sector is falling far behind the US in next-generation wireless services after years of investment shortfall, a development likely to hamper the…

May 30, 2013 0

ICYMI – Excellent Piece on Wireless in U.S.

A couple of days ago, we linked to Richard’s piece in TechCrunch in which he did his usual thorough job laying waste to the arguments of Susan Crawford, et al,…

May 23, 2013 0

Richard Bennett on “The Reality of US Broadband Performance”

Our fair editor has a great piece in TechCrunch, debunking the arguments constantly peddled by Susan Crawford and others about inferior US broadband networks — the supposedly overpriced and shoddy…

May 20, 2013 3

ICANN and the Registrars

ICANN, the organization that runs the domain name system for the Internet, is a strange organzation that mainly operates outside public view. It manages several tasks that are necessary to…

May 8, 2013 1