SocietyCommentary
It’s always hilarious when people want government to do stuff. Because not only is government awful at everything, it is excruciatingly slow at being awful… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Spectrum, the invisible radio frequencies over which wireless communications travel, is one of the 21st century’s most crucial resources. To protect this finite resource, Congress… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We are a nation of 325 million people. We have a bit of control over the behavior of our 535 elected representatives in Congress, the… Read More
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff wants to free Brazil’s Internet access from U.S. domination. Rousseff and the Brazilian government seek to accomplish this “cyber sovereignty” by… Read More
SecurityNews
News has leaked that U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) uses China’s APSTAR-7 satellite for transmitting some of its communications, which means some American military communications are… Read More
Japanese telecommunications company Softbank wants to buy Sprint Nextel for about $20 billion. One barrier to the deal is unusual: Softbank and Sprint are being… Read More
News
Earlier this week, three House subcommittees announced a joint hearing on February 5 to discuss the importance of keeping the Internet free from U.N. governance,… Read More
Regulating the Internet is a dream of autocratic governments and international organizations alike. This week and next, Internet governance will be the hot topic of… Read More
EconomyNews
Regulating the Internet is something Americans have resisted here at home. Now that fight is going global. The United Nations—of course—has an agency that oversees… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set its regulatory sights on wireless telephone providers for instigating a supposed epidemic of “bill shock” across the land…. Read More
