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Commentary on Ted Stevens

July 6, 2006

It seems the dismay over Senator Ted Stevens’ idiotic comments about the Internet last week has reached a critical mass. Here are a few of the best items I’ve seen, outside of the usual VoIP suspects.Â John Dvorak: “It’s too obvious that this man has no idea what the Internet is exactly and no idea [...]

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A Call to Arms For the US VoIP Industry

July 2, 2006

I don’t ordinarily make a practice of commenting on what’s going on at the FCC.Â American politicians don’t pay much attention to commentary from foreigners.Â Â However, if you are a US based VoIP provider, then you need to pay attention to what happened last week at the FCC.Â The impact is huge, as VoIP providers are [...]

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Jeff Pulver: USF = Internet Tax?

June 14, 2006

Jeff hasÂ presented a case that the USF, about to be levied on VoIP providers, is a tax on internet applications.Â He relentless pokes holes in the FCC position, showing how it is discriminatory, and fails to achieve the goals the commission should be focused on, namely the spread of broadband.Â Then he observes that the [...]

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Pulver Predicts

December 11, 2005

Jeff Pulver’s predictions for 2006 have been languishing in my RSS reader all week. He paints a cautiously optimistic picture. Regulators will continue to "not get it", and the incumbents will continue to try to build walled garden business models. However new applications will appear, driven by the internet industry. Jeff expects that 2006 will be the [...]

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Industry Perspective: Jeffrey Citron

September 19, 2005

Jeffrey Citron is here to talk a little about Vonage, and a whole lot about regulatory — that’s what he says. That’s great. The last time I saw him speak it was a stump speech for Vonage — a live press release. Vonage’s strategy has four key planks: Improve people’s lives. Using Vonage should be [...]

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FCC to Overhaul Telecom / Media Rules

October 3, 2003

FCC Preparing to Overhaul Telecom, Media Rules. A major development in the US telecom space. If all of these changes are enacted as proposed, the face of the telecommunications and media industries in the US will change dramatically as regulation is reduced.

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FCC: Every TV Must Have a Digital Tuner

August 9, 2002

The F.C.C. Has Voted: A Digital Tuner for Every TV. The television industry, and the television manufacturers are complaining that this will add $250 or more to the cost of a set. I guess I just don’t believe it. Short term it might be expensive, but short term digital satellite receivers were expensive as well. [...]

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