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Infotech & Telecom News
The Heartland Institute's national monthly outreach publication for advocates of less government interference in, and more market-driven approaches to, information technology and telecom policy.
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April 2008
'Bill of Rights' Bad for Arizona Cell Phone Users
As the Arizona Legislature headed back into session in early January, a package of three "bills of rights" was introduced, purportedly to protect three ... (read more)
As the Arizona Legislature headed back into session in early January, a package of three "bills of rights" was introduced, purportedly to protect three ... (read more)
'Cloud Computing' Is Changing Web
"Cloud computing" is becoming an increasingly popular term, but many people aren't quite sure what it means. It refers to an important and long-term trend: ... (read more)
"Cloud computing" is becoming an increasingly popular term, but many people aren't quite sure what it means. It refers to an important and long-term trend: ... (read more)
'One Laptop Per Child' Benefits Poor Children
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative has exceeded 250,000 laptops distributed in various parts of the world since production of the inexpensive XO ... (read more)
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative has exceeded 250,000 laptops distributed in various parts of the world since production of the inexpensive XO ... (read more)
A Needed, but Inadequate, Critique of Antitrust and Reform Proposals
The Antitrust Religion By Edwin S. Rockefeller Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 2007 124 pages, $16.95; ISBN-13 978-1933995090 The Antitrust Religion, ... (read more)
The Antitrust Religion By Edwin S. Rockefeller Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 2007 124 pages, $16.95; ISBN-13 978-1933995090 The Antitrust Religion, ... (read more)
Abundance Is the Reality of Media Marketplace
This new column, "Media Metrics," aims to paint the most thorough and objective portrait of the true state of America's modern media marketplace ever constructed. It ... (read more)
This new column, "Media Metrics," aims to paint the most thorough and objective portrait of the true state of America's modern media marketplace ever constructed. It ... (read more)
April 2008 InfoTech & Technology News (PDF)
The April 2008 issue of Infotech & Telecom News features a special report on the wireless industry, which is critically important to consumers and the U.S. ... (read more)
The April 2008 issue of Infotech & Telecom News features a special report on the wireless industry, which is critically important to consumers and the U.S. ... (read more)
Better Public Safety Communications System Is a Matter of Life and Death
A vivid example of the continuing need for communications interoperability among public safety organizations occurred on September 11, 2001, after the South ... (read more)
A vivid example of the continuing need for communications interoperability among public safety organizations occurred on September 11, 2001, after the South ... (read more)
Consumers, Industry Battle Back Against Cell Phone Tax Increases
Recent evidence suggests state and local policymakers are not getting the message that it is bad tax policy to single out one industry for excessive taxation, ... (read more)
Recent evidence suggests state and local policymakers are not getting the message that it is bad tax policy to single out one industry for excessive taxation, ... (read more)
Excessive, Discriminatory Taxes on Wireless Hurt Consumers, Business, and U.S. Economy
Just as road and railroad building were critical to the economic viability of towns, cities, and states in the 1800s and 1900s, the data rates and carrying ... (read more)
Just as road and railroad building were critical to the economic viability of towns, cities, and states in the 1800s and 1900s, the data rates and carrying ... (read more)
Experts Say 'Demand-Side' Policies Needed to Close the Broadband Gap
Current broadband policy is directed too much toward infrastructure development at the expense of demand-side initiatives that prove better at closing the ... (read more)
Current broadband policy is directed too much toward infrastructure development at the expense of demand-side initiatives that prove better at closing the ... (read more)
Internet Traffic May Grow 50-Fold by 2015
New technologies are dramatically transforming the Internet and could boost Internet protocol (IP) traffic in the United States more than 50-fold within ... (read more)
New technologies are dramatically transforming the Internet and could boost Internet protocol (IP) traffic in the United States more than 50-fold within ... (read more)
IT Deregulation Is Key to Economic Growth
Bret Swanson of the Progress & Freedom Foundation and George Gilder of the Discovery Institute predict the U.S. Internet of 2015 will be at least 50 times ... (read more)
Bret Swanson of the Progress & Freedom Foundation and George Gilder of the Discovery Institute predict the U.S. Internet of 2015 will be at least 50 times ... (read more)
Los Angeles Imposes Tax on VoIP Phone Service
Los Angeles voters have imposed a 9 percent tax on Internet phone calls, known as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). VoIP calls had been tax-free in the ... (read more)
Los Angeles voters have imposed a 9 percent tax on Internet phone calls, known as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). VoIP calls had been tax-free in the ... (read more)
Microsoft-Yahoo! Merger Could Increase Internet Competition
Since Microsoft Corp. approached Yahoo! Inc. in early February with an offer of $44.6 billion ($31 per share) to acquire the online network provider, the ... (read more)
Since Microsoft Corp. approached Yahoo! Inc. in early February with an offer of $44.6 billion ($31 per share) to acquire the online network provider, the ... (read more)
Net Neutrality and Spectrum Auctions
The just-completed FCC auction of key 700 MHz spectrum has generated intense controversy in the past months, and more than its fair share of political infighting ... (read more)
The just-completed FCC auction of key 700 MHz spectrum has generated intense controversy in the past months, and more than its fair share of political infighting ... (read more)
New Mexico Considers Video Game Nanny Tax
Should video gamers be taxed for playing too much Guitar Hero or bowling on their Nintendo Wii? Some lawmakers in New Mexico apparently think so, and ... (read more)
Should video gamers be taxed for playing too much Guitar Hero or bowling on their Nintendo Wii? Some lawmakers in New Mexico apparently think so, and ... (read more)
Six Decades of Rural Phone Subsidies
The practice of overcharging urban and long-distance customers to subsidize phone service in high-cost areas began in 1950, when federal and state regulators ... (read more)
The practice of overcharging urban and long-distance customers to subsidize phone service in high-cost areas began in 1950, when federal and state regulators ... (read more)
Switch to Digital Television Causing Confusion
The federally mandated national changeover to digital television is less than a year away, meaning the end of analogue broadcast signals and more demand ... (read more)
The federally mandated national changeover to digital television is less than a year away, meaning the end of analogue broadcast signals and more demand ... (read more)
Texas Considers Rural Phone Universal Service Subsidy Reform
Local government has been struggling with different approaches to mandated "universal service" programs since they were first instituted at the breakup ... (read more)
Local government has been struggling with different approaches to mandated "universal service" programs since they were first instituted at the breakup ... (read more)
To Strengthen State Economies, Ease Tax Burden on Wireless
Wireless consumers continue to pay excessive and burdensome state and local taxes on their wireless service, even though economists and policymakers agree ... (read more)
Wireless consumers continue to pay excessive and burdensome state and local taxes on their wireless service, even though economists and policymakers agree ... (read more)
Universal Service Fund Needs FCC Attention this Year, Policy Analysts Say
Now that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued its three notices of proposed rulemakings regarding potential reform of the bloated and ... (read more)
Now that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued its three notices of proposed rulemakings regarding potential reform of the bloated and ... (read more)
