Part 2: Does America Need a National Broadband Research Agenda?
This is a continuation and conclusion to a post from last week on the broadband research agenda proposed by the Obama Administration. We left off with the example of “multihoming”…
Does America Need a National Broadband Research Agenda?
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a part of the Commerce Department, has asked for comment on a recommendation to coordinate federal research funding on a broad range of…
Solving the Privacy Problem
As we inch toward the FCC’s October 27th Open Meeting that will decide the fates of video streaming and Internet advertising markets, speculation abounds about Chairman Wheeler’s course. In a…
Set-Top Box Fiasco
There’s been more drama around the FCC in the last two years than in the entire previous decade. First we had the spectacle of the White House ordering an abrupt…
The FCC’s Privacy Nudge
Privacy defaults determine choices. Advertisers should compete on a level playing field where outcomes aren’t pre-determined.
Internet Privacy is a Three-Headed Dragon
Policy discourse on Internet privacy has been stagnant since it started in the 20th century. There are distinct battle lines and a working consensus about the obligations of current Internet data…
Building a Wall Around IANA
Senate hearing on delaying the IANA transition proved that government should not be involved in the Internet in such a hands-on way. We don’t want to wall off the US off from the rest of the Internet.
Netflix Gives FCC its Broadband Marching Orders
In comments filed in the FCC’s annual Broadband Progress Report, Netflix demands favors. Given their history lockstep coordination between the FCC and favored constituents, I wouldn’t be surprised if the FCC tries to grant at least some of these wishes.
FCC Comment on Broadband Progress
FCC Broadband Progress Reports lack coherent structure and the kind of year-to-year consistency of method that would allow us to evaluate progress. This can be corrected by taking a more structured approach and relying on academic research instead of home-cooked data with limited value, as is the norm.
Surveying Broadband Quality
The FCC’s Broadband Progress Report is a wasteful exercise in reinventing the wheel each year because it lacks a coherent methodology and also because it ignores the scholarly research on applications and broadband quality.