The Jobs-and-Competition-Killing T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Is Back On
Here comes yet another competition and job-killing mega-merger that nobody asked for. Continue reading The Jobs-and-Competition-Killing T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Is Back On
Author Archives: Karl Bode
ISPs Use Facebook Scandal to Push For Bad Privacy Laws They Know They’ll Get To Write
An industry that has spent decades fighting for less privacy oversight suddenly wants to lead the way on new legislation. Continue reading ISPs Use Facebook Scandal to Push For Bad Privacy Laws They Know They’ll Get To Write
Congress’s Biggest Opponent of Net Neutrality Is Getting Destroyed in Midterm Election Polls
Marsha Blackburn is trying to jump from the House to the Senate—and is losing by 10 points to a Democrat in Tennessee, a state Donald Trump won by 26 points. Continue reading Congress’s Biggest Opponent of Net Neutrality Is Getting Destroyed in Midterm Election Polls
The Sinclair Horrorshow Is the Result of Decades of Failing to Take Media Consolidation Worries Seriously
An FCC commissioner says the agency has become a rubber stamp for Sinclair Broadcasting. Continue reading The Sinclair Horrorshow Is the Result of Decades of Failing to Take Media Consolidation Worries Seriously
Given Facebook’s Privacy Backlash, Why Aren’t We Angrier With the Broadband Industry?
If you’re mad about Cambridge Analytica taking data from Facebook you should be absolutely livid about AT&T and Verizon. Continue reading Given Facebook’s Privacy Backlash, Why Aren’t We Angrier With the Broadband Industry?
Verizon Forced to Repair Broadband Infrastructure It Has Literally Let Fall Apart
A new settlement requires Verizon to replace bad cable, defective equipment, and faulty back-up batteries—and to take down 64,000 double telephone poles or pole stumps. Continue reading Verizon Forced to Repair Broadband Infrastructure It Has Literally Let Fall Apart
Cable Industry Slowly Realizes More Ads and Higher Prices Aren’t the Solution to Cord Cutting
Competing with Netflix and YouTube is turning out to be harder than cable companies thought. Continue reading Cable Industry Slowly Realizes More Ads and Higher Prices Aren’t the Solution to Cord Cutting
Eight Years Later, Google Fiber Is A Faint Echo Of The Disruption We Were Promised
Google’s ‘pause’ is driven largely by executive frustrations with fiber deployment costs and a fascination with the potential of next-generation wireless. Continue reading Eight Years Later, Google Fiber Is A Faint Echo Of The Disruption We Were Promised
The FCC’s New Broadband Map Paints an Irresponsibly Inaccurate Picture of American Broadband
At the core of the problem is, unsurprisingly, the influence of deep-pocketed telecom operators on lawmakers and regulators. Continue reading The FCC’s New Broadband Map Paints an Irresponsibly Inaccurate Picture of American Broadband
The FCC Officially Published Its Net Neutrality Repeal … Now the Lawsuits Begin
The path forward is filled with lawyers and lobbyists. Continue reading The FCC Officially Published Its Net Neutrality Repeal … Now the Lawsuits Begin