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Monday, July 27, 2009

Perhaps An Obvious Point

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The D.C. Circuit rendered a little-noticed but nevertheless important decision regarding the regulation of incumbent telephone companies...
Friday, July 24, 2009

A Supremely Sensible Ruling on Antitrust & Telecom Law

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In the past few weeks there has been much discussion about the recently concluded term of the U.S. Supreme Court and the judge nominated t...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Maryland's 'Vulnerable Youth': How Good Is the News?

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Marylanders have been hearing a lot more recently from their governor about StateStat, the O'Malley administration's performance mea...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Wireless Regulation: "First, do no harm"

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Senator Herb Kohl has written to the FCC and Department of Justice asking that these agencies "take action to enhance competition in [t...
Thursday, July 09, 2009

Fancy Maps Show Maryland Bailout, Not Stimulus

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Gov. Martin O'Malley was on Capitol Hill Wednesday bragging about how accountable and transparent was Maryland's spending of $3.9 bi...
Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Faulty Forbearance Rulings & Remedies

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My prior blog post, " Giving Forbearance the Red Tape Treatment," contained some reflections on the Federal Communications Commis...
Thursday, July 02, 2009

Independence Day - 2009

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The Declaration we celebrate proclaims it a self-evident truth that we are endowed with certain "unalienable Rights, that among these a...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Giving Forbearance the Red Tape Treatment

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When the Federal Communication Commission’s report and order concerning new forbearance petition procedures was circulating in draft form i...
Friday, June 19, 2009

The Federal Internet Rate Regulation Commission

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Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) has introduced his so-called "Broadband Internet Fairness Act," or H.R. 2902 . It is surely one of the more...
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Markets could actually begin reducing electric rates, if only consumers would give them a try

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There is actually some relief for consumers from the huge electric bills that have caused a political furor in Maryland for three years now....
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The 13% Phone Tax

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On Friday, June 12 (a Friday the 13th would have been more appropriate!), the FCC announced that the tax on all interstate and internationa...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Broadband Nation: Where Do We Go From Here

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So, the FCC has now taken initial comments in its inquiry looking to develop a national broadband plan to deliver to Congress next February....
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