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The FCC/DOJ’s one gigahertz spectrum charade

  • by Scott Cleland
  • June 10, 2013

The FCC and DOJ do not want to look ridiculous applying a spectrum cap to Verizon and AT&T and not Sprint when the FCC’s own Wireless Competition report shows that Sprint controls roughly twice as many MHz per population as either Verizon or AT&T.

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Heartland Institute Experts React to NSA Obtaining Phone Records of Millions of Americans

  • by Jim Lakely
  • June 6, 2013

“George Bush may have started a war on terror, and Barack Obama may be speaking of eventually ending it, but it’s already over. The terrorists have won.” — Steve Stanek

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With Tens of Millions of Phone Records Grabbed – It’s the Government, Stupid

  • by Seton Motley
  • June 6, 2013

Because Congress in many areas hasn’t yet addressed the gaping hole of protecting our data from Big Government, we are left exposed and subject to huge, illegal power grabs.

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More Legal Trouble for FCC’s Open Internet Order & Net Neutrality

  • by Scott Cleland
  • June 4, 2013

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals 3-0 decision to overturn the FCC in Comcast v. FCC/Tennis Channel spells more trouble for the ultimate legality of the FCC’s Open Internet Order.[...]

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Google’s Antitrust Rap Sheet Updated

  • by Scott Cleland
  • May 29, 2013

Three new Google antitrust developments in just the last few weeks warrant an update to Google’s ominously-growing Antitrust Rap Sheet.

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Little Impact on FCC Open Internet Order Appeal from SCOTUS Chevron Decision

  • by Scott Cleland
  • May 23, 2013

What’s the impact on the Verizon appeal of the Open Internet Order of the Supreme Court’s strong reaffirmation of its Chevron deference standard, in Arlington v. FCC? I believe Verizon[...]

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Tumblin’ Dice

  • by David Applegate
  • May 23, 2013

Like a freight train coming closer, that ominous rumbling sound you hear is not another F5 tornado in the works, although it is likely to wipe out just as much[...]

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IRS-Conservatives, Justice-AP, Benghazi, Fast and Furious, HHS, EPA – This is Big Government

  • by Seton Motley
  • May 22, 2013

Just before this latest scandals avalanche, President Barack Obama urged a class of imminent college escapees – I mean graduates – to: “Reject these voices” who “incessantly warn of government[...]

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Let’s Not Vilify One Company for Doing What All Companies Do

  • by Steve Stanek
  • May 21, 2013

Apple Inc. is under fire for paying little corporate income tax. The company did it legally but this does not matter to those who apparently believe private business exists for[...]

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The Left – Feeble Arguments, Weak Shots, Conspiracy Theories and Zero Debate

  • by Seton Motley
  • May 21, 2013

Last Monday at Red State, I wrote: How Ridiculous is Net Neutrality? Let the Left’s ‘Consumer’ Groups Demonstrate In which I referenced a bit of good news on the Internet[...]

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New Proposal Would End Successful Auction Process for Broadband Spectrum

  • by Matthew Glans
  • May 20, 2013

Wireless communications have improved the lives of millions of people across the United States and the world. However, the rapid expansion of wireless services has brought growing pains: The electronic[...]

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America’s Private Video Market Success

  • by Scott Cleland
  • May 18, 2013

It’s hard to be a “public interest” group when private interests better serve the public. Free Press, which effectively defines the “public interest”  as being against private interests in media, communications[...]

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Anti-Innovation Regulation Makes DC Uber Angry

  • by Alexandra Shanahan
  • May 17, 2013

Uber, a tech start-up and on-demand transportation service, is under attack by anti-innovation regulation in Washington DC.

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Slow the Presses!

  • by Wendell Cox
  • May 15, 2013

It has been a difficult time for newspapers. The industry  has experienced serious challenges due to multiple factors going back at least  to the early 1960s when the three major[...]

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How Ridiculous is Net Neutrality? Let the Left’s ‘Consumer’ Groups Demonstrate

  • by Seton Motley
  • May 14, 2013

If Net Neutrality exists to prevent reduced content-access – how is increased content-access a violation of Net Neutrality? How, “consumer” groups, is this bad for consumers?

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