Qu’ils mangent de la brioche?
As the sun rose this morning, America’s broadband policy wonks were greeted with news that the Open Technology Institute is about to bless us with a new addition to their…
Europe’s Broadband Woes
By any sensible measure, Europe is in the midst of a broadband crisis: The U. S. has opened a an enormous gap with the continent in terms of 4G/LTE mobile…
PPI’s Investment Heroes List
The Progressive Policy Institute (AKA “Clinton’s brain trust”) is on a roll. The latest memo in their “Investment Heroes: Who’s Betting on America’s Future” series lists the firms and sectors…
Net Neutrality Fight Brewing in Congress
We have to wonder whether we’re seeing now seeing insight or mere persistence. One thing is clear, however: if this bill passes it will have more to do with the Supreme Court’s revival of the Major Questions Doctrine than with the state of the Internet in 2022.
Underestimating Rural Broadband Coverage
Is it justifiable to misrepresent the facts (to lie, actually) in order provoke a legislative reaction that improves rural life?
Broadband Speed Improving Faster
5G isn’t here yet, but it’s already stimulating a competitive response from incumbents. Better broadband plans and prices than we might see without this looming threat are entering the market.
All Edge and No Core
The peril of net neutrality is stagnation. If we force the Internet back to the traditional straight jackets, this fully competitive future may never arrive. I’m not willing to take that risk when lawmakers are so blind to the reality of the Internet that they can float this “one word at a time” nonsense with a straight face.
Regulatory Balance Across Platforms
Perhaps the best path to correction of our regulatory schizophrenia begins with the Alternative Infrastructure. It has some properties of ISPs and some of the Internet-Based Services.
Six Myths About Net Neutrality
Net neutrality does not promote competition, it leads to monopoly. In reality, a radically neutral Internet favors companies willing to build private facilities over those that invest in open, public facilities available to all. In large part, Amazon and Netflix owe their dominance to the relative neutrality of the Internet.
The Trouble with End-to-End
The disconnect between the way the Internet really is and the way neutrality advocates wish it were came into stark relief today: while some Congressmen were outside the Capitol giving speeches on the importance of net neutrality, those inside the building voted to make significant, harmful changes to Section 230, the real protector of Internet speech. And they didn’t even notice.