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Upcoming Auctions Key to Wireless Internet Future

Edward J. Black | Posted 05.22.2013 | Technology
Edward J. Black

Government will make decisions which could positively impact how we use our smartphones to communicate, conduct business, get directions, ect. These key decisions could determine what kind of choices we'll have for mobile connections -- and what they will cost.

Can Pritzker Help Close the Deal on Spectrum?

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.22.2013 | Technology
Jonathan Spalter

President Obama has rightly received widespread accolades for nominating Penny Pritzker to be the next U.S. Commerce Secretary. A seasoned entreprene...

Don't Press Pause at the FCC

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.15.2013 | Technology
Jonathan Spalter

With the imminent exit of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and President Obama's selection for his successor headed into the Senate confirmation proces...

Mobile Web's Creative Disruption

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.09.2013 | Technology
Jonathan Spalter

It's been more than 25 years since Gordon Gecko waved around a brick-sized Motorola Dynatec 8000X cellphone in the movie Wall Street. Then, it was th...

Letting Go, Staying Connected

Diane Smith | Posted 05.08.2013 | Technology
Diane Smith

I can't imagine having to "let go" as radically as my parents did when I left home and their only contact with me was by letter, which I don't recall writing very often.

Consumers Are Talking; Policymakers Need to Listen

Steve Pociask | Posted 05.07.2013 | Technology
Steve Pociask

The high importance of wireless service among consumers raises questions on why regulators are so rushed to impose new taxes, fees and regulations on consumer cell phone bills.

Consumers to Lose From Rigged Wireless Auctions

Steve Pociask | Posted 05.04.2013 | Technology
Steve Pociask

Picking winners and losers is bad policy. Instead, policies should empower consumers to freely choose the services and service providers they want. Competition is not improved by rules that limit auction participation, restrict spectrum and create shortages that will raise consumer prices.

Hacking Our Way to Social Good

Diane Smith | Posted 05.02.2013 | Impact
Diane Smith

A recent hackathon sponsored by Autism Speaks once again proves that we are harnessing the power of wireless to change lives in powerful and creative ways.

The Need for Speed: The Increasing Strength of the US Broadband Marketplace

Kristal High | Posted 04.26.2013 | Technology
Kristal High

As broadband continues to evolve, our economy and marketplace will continue to evolve with more products and services than we've ever seen before.

Youthful and Sustainable, This Innovation Links Technology to Art

Alexia Parks | Posted 04.04.2013 | Denver
Alexia Parks

In his freshman year, Stanford engineering student Daniel Haarburger launched a successful project on Kickstarter. He asked for $9,500 and raised $60,...

What Wireless Consumers Want

Steve Pociask | Posted 05.22.2013 | Technology
Steve Pociask

With large majorities in the U.S. already enjoying 4G networks, European consumers have to wait until at least 2014 or 2015 to begin to see meaningful offerings in this space.

Rethinking Broadband: Wireless Opportunity

Jason A. Llorenz | Posted 05.15.2013 | Technology
Jason A. Llorenz

Universal broadband adoption and meaningful digital literacy remain among the equity issues of our time, standing alongside our goals for education, and healthcare.

Dear CIO, Want to Be a Hero? Embrace BYOD

Vala Afshar | Posted 05.01.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

The ability to Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) to work is allowing people to be more happy, creative, productive and valuable as unique individuals rather than restricted to group options.

Almost Everything You Own Can Be Connected To The Internet

AP | By PETER SVENSSON | Posted 04.29.2013 | Technology

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A car that tells your insurance company how you're driving. A bathroom scale that lets you chart your weight on the Web. And...

The New 'Digital Dead Zones' and Removing Your Rights to Communicate: Deny the AT&T FCC Petition Now

Bruce Kushnick | Posted 04.27.2013 | Technology
Bruce Kushnick

AT&T, Verizon and Centurylink, who are corporate sponsors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), have declared war on the American public.

WATCH: Digital Divide Creates 'Two Americas'

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.08.2013 | Media
Bill Moyers

Susan Crawford, former special assistant to President Obama for science, technology and innovation, explains how our government has allowed a few powerful media conglomerates to put profit ahead of the public interest.

Getting the Spectrum Auctions Done Fast - and Right

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 04.02.2013 | Technology
Jonathan Spalter

With more mobile subscriptions than people in the U.S, there's exploding demand for fast, reliable connections to our wireless networks. Rapidly growi...

Congress and the Taxing of Technology

Steve Pociask | Posted 04.01.2013 | Technology
Steve Pociask

During the first half of this year, Congress should work to reintroduce two pieces of legislation from last session -- the Wireless Tax Fairness Act and the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act -- as well as write new legislation to ensure a permanent extension of the Internet tax moratorium.

Hurricane Sandy Was A HUGE Loss For Verizon

Reuters | Posted 03.24.2013 | Technology

Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. telecommunications group Verizon Communications Inc posted a $1.93 billion quarterly loss on pension liabili...

Telecom Carriers See 4G Growth, Opportunity, Future in mHealth [VIDEO]

Eduardo Garcia | Posted 03.05.2013 | Technology
Eduardo Garcia

As U.S. telecoms continue to expand and mature their implementation of 4G wireless technologies, more action is seen in the mobile health care space -...

Music Meets the Cloud at the International Consumer Electronics Show

Rory Dooley | Posted 03.06.2013 | Technology
Rory Dooley

From music in the cloud to the convenience and freedom that a wireless connection can bring to your daily music experience, we're on the cusp of a consumption transformation for consumers that will only accelerate as we move into 2013.

There Is No Internet Freedom Without Internet and Broadband Competition

Bruce Kushnick | Posted 02.05.2013 | Business
Bruce Kushnick

Net Neutrality only became an issue once the phone and cable companies got the government to protect their businesses from competition by blocking who could use the wires.

AT&T's $14 Billion 'Bribe' or How the Media Got It Wrong

Bruce Kushnick | Posted 01.28.2013 | Technology
Bruce Kushnick

On Nov. 7, 2012, AT&T announced that it would be spending $14 billion to upgrade their wireless and wireline networks. And yet, in fact, AT&T is only ...

Forging Economic Opportunities in Rural America

Diane Smith | Posted 01.20.2013 | Technology
Diane Smith

Every election cycle, we hear about the divide between urban and rural voters. But what I see most often in my rural backyard is opportunity -- supported by new technologies that have begun to eradicate the distance penalty that used to limit economic success in rural America.

Memo to the President: "Meet the People Where They Are--In the Wireless World"

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 01.15.2013 | Technology
Jonathan Spalter

Nearly four years ago, President Obama memorably strode into office Blackberry in hand. Among many firsts, he is our nation's first mobile President.