A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Title II & Net Neutrality

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Title II & Net Neutrality

So President Obama has made clear his support for FCC reclassification of broadband under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. Title II is the section of law under which telephone service is regulated and has been for 80 years — since the passage of the...
The NRSC/NRCC as Expressed Through Code

The NRSC/NRCC as Expressed Through Code

Following up on my earlier post about the role of the NRSC and NRCC, here is their candidate support function as explained through code. function give_candidate_support($seat,$incumbent,$candidate) { var $seat var $incumbent var $candidate if ($seat =...
Post-Digital Decade? Or Just Openness to Change?

Post-Digital Decade? Or Just Openness to Change?

My friend and former colleague Patrick Ruffini has shared his talk from PDF as a post and it is well worth a read. I would quibble, a bit, with Patrick’s take on 2004 versus today. The premise was that this was the organization in miniature. Whatever you could...
The Government’s Broadband and Video Competition Quagmire

The Government’s Broadband and Video Competition Quagmire

I have been having discussions on several listservs about broadband and video competition over the last few days. They have led me to the inescapable conclusion there is a tremendous amount of misinformation around telecom. It is also apparent that proponents of net...