Technology

After the catastrophic windstorm, it was only a matter of time before the utilities and their disgruntled customers started looking for someone to blame for the seemingly endless dark and cold of the power outage. Rather than look for scapegoats, we would like to propose a positive remedy that could ease the suffering in the event of a future natural Read More ›

It’s been almost two months since the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice cleared the AT&T/BellSouth merger with no conditions. For reasons of history and politics, the Federal Communications Commission gets to conduct an essentially redundant review of this and other telecom mergers even though it possesses little if any antitrust expertise. FCC merger proceedings, observed former House Commerce Read More ›

Storewidth panel

Storewidth Panel

A coalition including the Discovery Institute sent the following letter to members of the United States Senate opposing “network neutrality” proposals. View PDF Dear Senator: Earlier this year, we wrote you outlining our concerns about the effects of network neutrality proposals that have been discussed in the U.S. Senate. Communicating with our constituencies is of the utmost importance to us Read More ›

In an essay for Business Week, Mark Gimein quotes a former industry source who says, “[The telcos] do very little fundamental research and very little advanced development.” Gimein claims that the only example of innovation he could find in San Antonio (home of AT&T) is a feature which allows Homezone (the service that combines DSL with satellite TV service) to Read More ›

This article, published by City Journal, quotes Discovery Institute Senior Fellow George Gilder: For the telecoms to become site-obstructing bullies would be an odd business model, explains tech guru George Gilder of the Discovery Institute. “The providers have no incentive to kick anybody out,” he says. The rest of the article can be found here.