A healthy 21st-century democracy doesn't need phony front groups. We need openness, accountability and real debate. And we need to know whom we're talking to -- and who's talking to us.
Chris Brassington | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business
"Latinos love their cell phones. The passionate nature of the culture fits perfectly with our first-rate sports programming and their desire to stay connected."
Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York
Penny Trenk recently pulled off the kind of financial feat that one might associate with the likes of investment whiz Warren Buffet. In sports, her feat would be like running a 4-minute mile.
Art Brodsky | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media
There is no legal requirement for Internet Service Providers to give us an open Internet. Luckily, the future of the Web is now in play in the Washington policy arena.
Timothy Karr | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media
The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 establishes the basic rules of the road for an open Internet. Its arrival couldn't be more timely -- we must act to pass this bill.
Timothy Karr | Posted 09.01.2009 | Media
As millions of users are opting to upgrade to Internet-enabled "smart phones," carriers have begun blocking access to applications and the free-flowing Web by controlling what these phones can and can't do.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media
Two years ago, I had a personal epiphany at the Personal Democracy Forum: New media could change everything... From communications to politics to culture. At PDF '09: more revelations.
Mark Jeffrey | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media
If you are a common carrier -- and you are not China or Iraq -- then you'd better behave in a fashion that supports full, open and transparent communication.
Steve Parker | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business
Is it possible for a 77-year old to do a complete 180-degree turn from his life experience and philosophy? After all, among Lutz's major claims to fame are green-lighting the Dodge Viper and the Plymouth Prowler faux hot rod.
Timothy Karr | Posted 08.09.2009 | Media
Why should consumers be hobbled by deals that allow carriers to tie down the hottest new devices and block our ability to use them as they're intended?
Art Brodsky | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media
The stimulus broadband mapping program is set up for massive failure unless changes are made. Consistency, transparency, public verification and less protection of information are needed.
Timothy Karr | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media
We are at the dawn of the era of a true mobile Internet but cell carriers are still playing gatekeepers to the next generation of innovation. Imagine what the new iPhone would be if we only set it free.
Art Brodsky | Posted 07.11.2009 | Media
The truly open network is an anathema to not only the telephone and cable companies, but also to those who want the network used for their own purposes.
Timothy Karr | Posted 07.11.2009 | Media
AT&T can't decide whether it loves or hates the iPhone. But for many iPhone users there's little doubt: They hate AT&T.
Eric Deggans | Posted 06.28.2009 | Entertainment
It's been reported that staffers at AT&T -- a big Idol sponsor -- provided free text-messaging services at two parties supporting Allen in Arkansas.
AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 06.27.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — A few overeager AT&T employees brought demo phones to "American Idol" viewing parties in Arkansas and helped fans text their votes...
nytimes.com | EDWARD WYATT | Posted 06.27.2009 | Entertainment
AT&T, one of the biggest corporate sponsors of "American Idol," might have influenced the outcome of this year's competition by providing phones for f...
New York Times | Edward Wyatt | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media
AT&T, one of the biggest corporate sponsors of "American Idol," might have influenced the outcome of this year's competition by providing phones for ...
Catherine Ventura | Posted 06.20.2009 | Media
Come on, AT&T, it's time to reach out and touch someone again. And this time you need to do it online.
Josh Silver | Posted 06.06.2009 | Media
Should the companies that deliver Internet be allowed to block it, slow it down, or in the current case of Time Warner, overcharge for it?
Art Brodsky | Posted 05.31.2009 | Media
House Majority Whip James Clyburn may not have done his daughter, Mignon, any favors by getting her appointed to the Federal Communications Commission.
Wayne Kramer | Posted 05.09.2009 | Media
That the recording industry is in the toilet is no surprise. How is it that artists don't see the solution?
T. Boone Pickens | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green
Ending our addiction to foreign oil was my goal when I launched the Pickens Plan on July 8. Do you want to guess who got my plan right off the bat? The American people.
Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media
The P-I will become an experiment of sorts for Hearst, who will try to figure out whether or not the company can cut overhead and increase ad rev on a web-only model.
Timothy Karr | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media