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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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November 2004
Apple Replays Old Mistakes
It might seem difficult to believe, but there was a time when Microsoft’s Bill Gates was begging Apple’s Steve Jobs to license the Mac operating system ... (read more)
It might seem difficult to believe, but there was a time when Microsoft’s Bill Gates was begging Apple’s Steve Jobs to license the Mac operating system ... (read more)
iTunes U.K. and the Lessons of Market-Specific Pricing
Britain’s Consumers Association, the U.K. counterpart to the Consumers Union in the U.S., has asked the Office of Fair Trading to investigate why Apple ... (read more)
Britain’s Consumers Association, the U.K. counterpart to the Consumers Union in the U.S., has asked the Office of Fair Trading to investigate why Apple ... (read more)
Legislators’ Guide to Telecom Policy
With regulatory sunset provisions scheduled to take effect in many states, new legislation aimed at better telecom industry regulation is on the agenda ... (read more)
With regulatory sunset provisions scheduled to take effect in many states, new legislation aimed at better telecom industry regulation is on the agenda ... (read more)
Michigan Bureaucracy Threatens VoIP
State and federal regulators should welcome the unfettered progress of Internet telephony. But rather than allow new marvels of telecommunications to advance ... (read more)
State and federal regulators should welcome the unfettered progress of Internet telephony. But rather than allow new marvels of telecommunications to advance ... (read more)
November 2004 IT&T News (pdf)
“Eight years after the enactment of the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress again is considering rewriting our communications laws,” writes ... (read more)
“Eight years after the enactment of the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress again is considering rewriting our communications laws,” writes ... (read more)
Re-Invent the FCC
Eight years after the enactment of the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress again is considering rewriting our communications laws. This time, ... (read more)
Eight years after the enactment of the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress again is considering rewriting our communications laws. This time, ... (read more)
The Politics of RFID
Whenever politicians express interest in designing technology standards, the nation’s tech community should grow concerned. Radio Frequency Identification ... (read more)
Whenever politicians express interest in designing technology standards, the nation’s tech community should grow concerned. Radio Frequency Identification ... (read more)
Treat Digital Property the Same As Any Other Property
Many believe that because you can download music, movies, and software from the Internet so quickly and easily, those things are somehow different from ... (read more)
Many believe that because you can download music, movies, and software from the Internet so quickly and easily, those things are somehow different from ... (read more)
