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Verizon, which is preparing for a surge in wireless Internet use as it starts shipping iPhones, is taking the unusual (but hardly unprecedented) step of reserving the right to slow data service for its heaviest users. Should you care about such “throttling” (the industry’s term, not ours)? Yes and no. … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: FCC, throttling, Verizon | Category: Internet regulation |
 Leave a comment“Within the next five years, we’ll make it possible for businesses to deploy the next generation of high-speed wireless coverage to 98 percent of all Americans,” enthused the president in his State of the Union address. The president didn’t explain how he proposes to get us from here … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Broadband, FCC, State of the Union | Category: Broadband |
Leave a commentMetroPCS, you may or may not know, is a regional wireless carrier that has created a viable market niche with cheapish, no-contract, all-you-can-talk/text plans – and in the process, put competitive pressure on the big carriers. Hence the irony that it is now under … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: 4G, FCC, Free Press, LTE, MetroPCS, tiered pricing | Category: Telecommunications Regulation |
One commentThe FCC asserted jurisdiction over the regulation of high-speed Internet services today, and, in particular, how it interprets the controversial concept of “net neutrality.” The rules are complicated (hey, this is Washington). But the general drift is apparent from the public statements made at this morning’s open meeting. The … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Broadband, FCC, Net Neutrality, streaming video | Category: Internet, Quick Takes |
Leave a commentThe Federal Communications Commission has set the agenda for its next meeting, with a proposed “Open Internet Order” front and center. Of course, it’s hard to oppose openness (or mom or apple pie), but there are other issues at stake. Our primary concern is that the FCC may … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: FCC, Internet, Internet TV, Net Neutrality | Category: Quick Takes, Telecommunications Regulation |
Leave a commentThe quarrel over whether Internet service providers (such as Verizon) should be allowed to charge extra to content providers (such as Hulu) for enhanced service has had an inside-ball quality. On the one hand, advocates of new regulation warn of the dark day ahead when the big network operators will … Those of you who actually read your phone bills (can’t say we’re among them) may have noticed a line item labeled “universal service charge.” The amount doesn’t amount to much: a small percentage of long-distance changes that come to a dollar or two per month, at most. But multiply the … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: FCC, Universal Service Fund | Category: Telecommunications Regulation |
Leave a commentIf you’re confused about the net neutrality controversy – more specifically, what’s at stake, why Google and Verizon cut a deal and how the FCC has blundered into a legal quagmire – don’t miss this analysis by New York Times’ columnist Joe Nocera. For that … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: FCC, Google, Joe Nocera, Net Neutrality, Verizon | Category: Quick Takes, Telecommunications Regulation |
Leave a commentAs mandated by Congress the FCC came out with its 14th annual report [Download Here] on the state of competition in the market for wireless services. And as usual, it is a trove of solid data, a must-have reference for telecom and antitrust … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Antitrust, FCC, Federal Trade Commission, smartphones, wireless competition report | Category: Telecommunications Regulation |
Leave a commentCongress requires the FCC to prepare an annual report on the state of competition in the cell phone industry – the 13th edition came out in January 2009. And with the unveiling of the 14th report scheduled for May 20, Verizon Wireless is making public its views on … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: 4G, Clearwire, competition, FCC, Leap, LTE, MetroPCS, Verizon | Category: Quick Takes, Telecommunications Regulation |
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