Teaching the FCC to Think Outside the Box
Much to the dismay of the FCC, Comcast announced a deal with Samsung, Roku, and others to be named later that will allow consumers to eliminate cable boxes. The technology…
The FCC’s DVR Rules: Part 1, Connectivity
The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on video navigation devices is an interesting document that with enormous technical and economic implications. It builds in a report by the FCC’s Downloadable…
DC Circuit Court Set to Rule on FCC Internet Regs
If the prognosticators are correct, the DC Circuit is going to issue its ruling on the FCC’s Open Internet regulations this week, either Tuesday or Friday. What a wonderful way…
FCC’s Broadband Label is a Loser
The FCC announced a broadband labeling program today that operationalizes the transparency provision of its Open Internet Order. In keeping with the agency’s preference for style over substance, the labeling…
Cutting Through the Blog-fog on Throttlegate
FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly criticized Netflix’s Throttlegate in a speech to the American Action Forum Tuesday but pushed back on the idea floated by some ISPs that edge services providers…
Throttle-gate: What are the Facts?
A lively discussion broke out on the Internet last Friday over the Wall Street Journal’s revelation that Netflix has been secretly throttling video streams sent to customers of mobile broadband…
Chester Report: Is Big Data Watching You?
According to a new report, Big Data is Watching: Growing Digital Data Surveillance of Consumers by ISPs and Other Leading Video Providers by Jeff (Center for Digital Democracy) Chester, the Internet is out…
Three Surprises in Akamai’s State of the Internet Report
Today Akamai releases the latest edition of its State of the Internet Report, the go-to overview of developments in global Internet infrastructure. This edition covers the 4th quarter of 2015;…
Pole Attachments and Backhaul
Yesterday’s podcast is a lively and engaging discussion of 5G with Peter Rysavy, a spectrum expert whose posts have graced these pages in the past. While some hyped-up technologies seem…
Fact-Checking the New York Times on Privacy
No sooner had the electrons settled around our last post than the New York Times published an editorial praising FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to protect America’s Internet users from…