AT&T Throws in the Towel on T-Mobile – Regulators, Yet Again, Hoodwink American Consumers to Benefit Competitors

December 20, 2011

The following statement may be attributed to Mike Wendy, Director of MediaFreedom.org: Alexandria, VA, December 19, 2011 – This afternoon it was reported that AT&T has officially thrown in the towel on its bid to merge with T-Mobile.  Citing insurmountable opposition in receiving regulatory approval, the company decided to go no further in its quest. [...]

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Public Knowledge – Protecting the “Public Interest” or Promoting Profitable Self-Interest?

December 13, 2011

The other day, anti-property group, Public Knowledge, announced the addition of three new board members.   Two of them are ex-Obama officials – Andrew McLaughlin and Kevin Werbach – who, along with another PK board member, Susan Crawford, played leading roles in helping the administration / FCC craft its needless and likely illegal Net Neutrality regulations. [...]

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Public Knowledge & Free Press Get Undies in Wad over Verizon…Obeying Net Neutrality Regs

December 7, 2011

Yesterday, anti-property groups Public Knowledge and Free Press came out against Verizon for…drum roll please…obeying the FCC’s new Net Neutrality regulations. Apparently, Verizon Wireless believes that as long as it does not block lawful websites, or competitive voice or video telephony applications, it’s free to discriminate against a Google “wallet” payment service that will compete [...]

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NTIA Can’t / Won’t Tell If Its Stimulus Broadband Program Actually Stimulates Jobs

December 5, 2011

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has some splainin’ to do.   It seems it can’t (or won’t) tell if its Stimulus program – the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) – has produced any real jobs. If you follow the tech space, you may know that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) jointly gave [...]

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FCC – Trafficking in Inadmissible Chicanery

November 30, 2011

The FCC released a provocative draft report, outlining staff concerns why the AT&T / T-Mobile merger is not in the “public interest.”  They did this after (or in retaliation for) AT&T withdrawing its merger application at the FCC to focus instead on its merger review case with the DoJ.

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FCC’s Perverted Merger Process Harms Jobs, the Economy

November 24, 2011

On Tuesday, the FCC dropped a bombshell on the proposed AT&T / T-Mobile merger, declaring: “The record clearly shows that — in no uncertain terms — this merger [between AT&T and T-Mobile] would result in a massive loss of US jobs and investment.”

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I Agree with the FCC on This One: More Broadband Access = More Jobs

November 23, 2011

A brief note on the FCC’s recent claims that its new program to bring broadband to underserved / rural areas will increase jobs.  The agency is going to take about $4.5 billion of fees collected on your phone bill for its Universal Service / High Cost Fund and redirect that to broadband instead of plain [...]

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Video – Randolph May Believes Net Neutrality Regs Likely Infirm in Court’s Eyes

November 18, 2011

Free State Foundation’s Randolph May says the FCC’s Net Neutrality regulations are likely infirm because the agency does not have the requisite congressional / statutory authority to issue them in the first place.

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Video – Scott Cleland Says FCC Lacks Proper Authority for Net Neutrality Regs

November 18, 2011

With the FCC’s Net Neutrality regulations set to take effect this Sunday, Scott Cleland believes that the new rules will be rejected by the court for lack of proper authority.

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Video – Ryan Radia Says FCC’s Net Neutrality Regs Likely to Fail in Court

November 17, 2011

Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Ryan Radia shares his views on why the FCC’s Net Neutrality regulations will likely fail their pending court challenge.

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