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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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Info Tech & Telecom News
July 2005
A Checklist for VoIP
Innovation is the driving force in today’s information economy. But innovation is in danger of being stifled in the central nervous system of the information ... (read more)
Innovation is the driving force in today’s information economy. But innovation is in danger of being stifled in the central nervous system of the information ... (read more)
Facing Down Lobbyists the Principled Way
Many who speculated that AT&T’s post-merger demise would be the most important change in communications lobbying this year may be surprised by the sound ... (read more)
Many who speculated that AT&T’s post-merger demise would be the most important change in communications lobbying this year may be surprised by the sound ... (read more)
I Only Use Grokster for the Shareware
We laugh when we hear “I only read Playboy for the articles,” because it’s obvious why people buy that magazine and others like it. We all know what they’re ... (read more)
We laugh when we hear “I only read Playboy for the articles,” because it’s obvious why people buy that magazine and others like it. We all know what they’re ... (read more)
In the News
Texas Won’t Exempt Telco Switched Video from Local Fees The Texas legislature in late May rejected a measure that would have allowed telephone companies ... (read more)
Texas Won’t Exempt Telco Switched Video from Local Fees The Texas legislature in late May rejected a measure that would have allowed telephone companies ... (read more)
July 2005 IT&T News: Municipal Broadband Lessons (pdf)
Heartland Senior Fellow Steven Titch opens the July issue of Info Tech & Telecom News with “Lessons from Bristol,” describing the finances of a touted municipal ... (read more)
Heartland Senior Fellow Steven Titch opens the July issue of Info Tech & Telecom News with “Lessons from Bristol,” describing the finances of a touted municipal ... (read more)
Lessons from Bristol: Becoming What it Beheld
At some point, Bristol Virginia Utilities OptiNet realized the truth about the broadband business--that it’s all about average revenue per user, or ARPU, ... (read more)
At some point, Bristol Virginia Utilities OptiNet realized the truth about the broadband business--that it’s all about average revenue per user, or ARPU, ... (read more)
Policy Opportunism Dogs SBC-AT&T Merger
Given the level of outcry over the United States’ global rank of 13th in terms of overall broadband penetration, you would think SBC’s move to acquire troubled ... (read more)
Given the level of outcry over the United States’ global rank of 13th in terms of overall broadband penetration, you would think SBC’s move to acquire troubled ... (read more)
The Rash Rush to Ban Internet Hunting
“If ever there was an issue for Congress to speak with some moral or ethical clarity, this is it. If you let this go on in society, what’s next?” –Rep. ... (read more)
“If ever there was an issue for Congress to speak with some moral or ethical clarity, this is it. If you let this go on in society, what’s next?” –Rep. ... (read more)
