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Take a look at my analysis of Congressman Markey’s latest foray into Internet management on Internet Evolution. It’s the Big Report that will be up for a week or so. Here’s a teaser:
Reading the latest version of Congressman Ed Markey’s (D-MA) Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 is like going to your high school reunion: [...]
Archive for August, 2009
How Markey III Hurts the Internet
August 21st, 2009 
Richard Bennett 
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Nostalgia Blues
August 17th, 2009 Richard Bennett San Jose Mercury News columnist Troy Wolverton engaged in a bit of nostalgia in Friday’s paper. He pines for the Golden Age of dial-up Internet access, when Internet users had a plethora of choices:
A decade ago, when dial-up Internet access was the norm, you could choose from dozens of providers. With so many rivals, you [...]
Are the FCC Workshops Fair?
August 13th, 2009 Richard Bennett The FCC has run three days of workshops on the National Broadband Plan now, for the purpose of bringing a diverse set of perspectives on broadband technology and deployment issues to the attention of FCC staff. You can see the workshop agendas here. The collection of speakers is indeed richly varied. As you would expect, [...]
