Bridge Span 16-1: Will the American People Be Suckered or Given Succor?

The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA), receiving a large bi-partisan approval in the House of Representatives earlier this year, is supposedly going to be taken up in the Senate this week. The provision has been added into the conference report (the final version of a bill to be considered by both chambers of congress) […]

May 23rd, 2016 | Category: Communications policy, Tax, Technology | Comments are closed

Bridge Span 16-2: The Marketplace Delivers More Data

The Oxford Dictionary defines capitalism as “an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.” A new poll on the topic from Harvard received some attention yesterday, garnering headlines about millennial’s view of capitalism. The poll is challenging to interpret […]

April 28th, 2016 | Category: Cable, Communications policy, Technology | Comments are closed

Bridge Pier 15-8: Comments to the FCC Regarding the Regulation of Text Messaging

December 18, 2015 Via ECFS Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554

Re: Petition of Public Knowledge et. al for Declaratory Ruling Stating Text Messaging and Short Codes are Title II Services or are Title I Services Subject to Section 202 Nondiscrimination Rules. WT Docket No. 08-7

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December 18th, 2015 | Category: Communications policy, Technology, Wireless | Comments are closed
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