January 2008
5 posts
New site: OpenRegulations.org
I’ve had an itch for a while now, and this week I finally scratched it.
See, like lots of tech geeks, I depend heavily on RSS feeds for my data intake—whether it’s news, blogs, package tracking, following forum discussions, or keeping up with friends on Facebook or Flickr, I love feeds. One thing was sorely missing, though. I wanted to subscribe to a feed of the FCC’s...
Sarkozy: Tax the Internet for TV's sake
For someone who’s portrayed as an economic reformer that understands, for example, why a 35-hour workweek is a disastrous idea, French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s newly announce plan to tax Internet connections to subsidize television is quite shocking. From the IHT:
But France, like other countries around the world, is struggling to find ways to keep cultural industries, like video...
R.I.P. Frontline Wireless?
Is Frontline Wireless having a Keyser Söze moment? After convincing the FCC to largely accept its plan for public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band, the well-connected startup may be saying “poof,” and just like that, be gone. According to Jeffrey Silva in RCR Wireless:
The future of Frontline Wireless L.L.C., the Silicon Valley-backed and politically connected startup that...
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Gutierrez: Strong demand for free money
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez issued this statement on Friday:
The TV Converter Coupon Program opened as scheduled on January 1, and is off to a great start. Americans have begun requesting coupons that will help them get the converter boxes needed for when our television signals change on February 17, 2009. With these coupons, the federal government will defray $40 of the cost of an...
