Three Challenges to the Internet of Things
There’s little doubt that the Internet of Things is the next wave of computing, the next chapter in the story that began more than 50 years ago and has already passed…
EU Parliament Avoids Disaster
The last blog post covered the similarities between the recently approved EU open Internet framework’s “specialized services” exception and the FCC’s comparable “Non-BIAS Data Services” exception to its 2015 Open Internet Order….
Open Internet Goes to Europe
Like most jurisdictions, the European Union believes it may need some additional regulations on Internet Service Providers now that the FCC has spoken. The traditional view of net neutrality in…
A Snake in the Briar Patch: Radio Interference
One of the ongoing issues in spectrum policy is the question of “causing interference to others”. It was at the heart of the LightSquared controversy; it’s central to the spectrum…
Open Source Software and Regulatory Compliance
Last week, I mentioned the tendency of some parties to drag extraneous issues and personal hobbyhorses into policy debates. This was a throw-away observation, but two issues in the news…
Why Spectrum Swaps Serve the Public Interest
A reporter asked me to explain what’s up with the spectrum swap that AT&T and T-Mobile have asked the FCC to let them do. The benefits are pretty simple and…
BITAG Report on Traffic Differentiation
The Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG) is a non-profit, non-partisan group of technical experts from the communications, content, and public interest communities that examines issues related to Internet regulation…
Open Internet Order’s DNS Problem
The challengers to the FCC’s reclassification of Internet Service under Title II of the Communications Act filed their reply brief to the FCC’s brief on Monday. The challengers – led…
Adding Enhanced Services to the Internet
The 43rd edition of TPRC, the world’s premier conference on Internet policy, took place in Arlington last week, from Sept. 24-27th. While this is mainly a policy conference that stresses…
Tragedies of the Spectrum Commons
The Wi-Fi vs. LTE-U disagreement continues to rage, despite efforts by both sides to reach a détente. The Wi-Fi Alliance and the LTE-U Forum held an event last Friday on…