Joel Kelsey

Verizon's Deal with Big Cable Spells the Demise of the Telecom Act

Stevie Converse — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:49:38 -0500

Full article: SavetheInternet.com
Joel Kelsey
When Verizon announced it had signed a $3.6 billion deal with its competitors Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, it placed a capstone on the grave of the 1996 Telecom Act's biggest promise to America: genuine competition in communications service offerings. This deal directly contradicts the promise Congress made to the country when it passed the 1996 Telecommunications Act.

Lies, Damned Lies, and Broadband Numbers

Stevie Converse — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:08:42 -0400

Full article: StoptheCap.com
Philip Dampier
A telecom industry front group acknowledged today American broadband in the last decade has not won any awards for speed or price, but if you just give the industry ten more years of deregulation, there will be more competition than ever to change that. But consumer groups wonder exactly how a duopoly will ever deliver world class service in the next ten years when it has spent the last ten hiking prices on slow speed broadband and now wants to limit or throttle usage.

U.S. Broadband Numbers Don't Lie, Just Confuse

Stevie Converse — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:51:01 -0400

Full article: National Public Radio
Joel Rose
Depending on whom you talk to, Internet service in the United States is doing fine or needs help. Big Internet service providers and public interest groups claim to have the numbers on their side. The fact is that 95 percent of Americans have access to broadband where they live, but when it comes to adoption or actually signing up for broadband at home, the number is much lower -- closer to 63 percent. And 96 percent of Americans can only get broadband from one or two companies. Without competition, prices go up and investment goes down.

International Summit for Community Wireless Networks

Jordan Berg — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:24:45 -0500

Start: 08/12/2010 - 00:00

End: 08/15/2010 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

The New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative, Tech Gate Vienna, the CUWiN Foundation, and the Acorn Active Media Foundation are pleased announce that the annual International Summit for Community Wireless Networks will take place in Vienna, Austria from August 12-15, 2010.

Media Minutes: November 14, 2008

Candace Clement — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:24:42 -0500

Verizon Wireless' purchase of rural wireless carrier Alltel has been approved. And public interest groups are concerned about the consequences for consumers. And a new Nielsen study refutes one of broadcasters' main arguments for more media consolidation.

Media Minutes (2008-11-14)

Candace Clement — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:23:52 -0500

Verizon Wireless’ purchase of rural wireless carrier Alltel has been approved. And public interest groups are concerned about the consequences for consumers. And a new Nielsen study refutes one of the broadcasters’ main arguments for more media consolidation.

Wilmington, N.C., Ready for Switch to Digital TV

Stevie Converse — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:21:24 -0400

Full article: Los Angeles Times
Jim Puzzanghera
The future of broadcast television is set to premiere in this quaint seaside city next week. And the federal government is working hard -- too hard, some say -- to make sure it's a hit here.