Comments to the FCC re: Government Owned Networks

Tom Wheeler Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554

RE: MB Docket No. 14-115

Dear Chairman Wheeler,

These comments are in response to the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the City of Wilson, North Carolina asking that the Commission act pursuant to section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of […]

October 3rd, 2014 | Category: Cable, Communications policy, Technology, Wireless | Comments are closed

Bridge Span 14-10: A Bright Day for the Future of the Internet?

This morning the US House of Representatives will debate H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act. The Act would permanently protect consumers from the increased costs in accessing and using the Internet by extending the moratorium on Internet access taxes, and would also prevent the multiple and discriminatory taxation of Internet sales.

The House […]

July 15th, 2014 | Category: Cable, Communications policy, Tax, Technology, Wireless | Comments are closed

Bridge Span 14-7: “Conservative” Witch Hunt

Recently some “conservative” commentary bereft of law, logic or facts, argued that the Comcast and Time Warner Cable transaction should be subject to “exceptionally rigorous review” and Congressional scrutiny because the Department of Justice, the FTC, and FCC, the agencies charged with review and approval of mergers, are corrupt.

The yellow journalism articles, and […]

April 8th, 2014 | Category: Cable, Communications policy, Technology | Comments are closed
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