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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 2005
In the News
Google Sponsors Bryant Park Wi-Fi Google has quietly lent its name and sponsorship to New York’s Bryant Park Wi-Fi hot spot, one of the first free public ... (read more)
Google Sponsors Bryant Park Wi-Fi Google has quietly lent its name and sponsorship to New York’s Bryant Park Wi-Fi hot spot, one of the first free public ... (read more)
Intellectual Property Rights are Human Rights
The twentieth century was one long economic experiment, with many countries falling prey to a philosophy that private property is antithetical to the public ... (read more)
The twentieth century was one long economic experiment, with many countries falling prey to a philosophy that private property is antithetical to the public ... (read more)
Internet Killed the Video Star
Excuse me while I toot my own horn for a moment. On occasions in the past I’ve warned that efforts by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block ... (read more)
Excuse me while I toot my own horn for a moment. On occasions in the past I’ve warned that efforts by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block ... (read more)
Michigan Moves Forward on Telecom Policy
Michigan has had little to celebrate lately, given the state’s stubborn economic slump. But a recent breakthrough decision by the state Public Service Commission ... (read more)
Michigan has had little to celebrate lately, given the state’s stubborn economic slump. But a recent breakthrough decision by the state Public Service Commission ... (read more)
November 2005 IT&T News: Hidden Costs of Muni Broadband (pdf)
On page 1 of the November 2005 issue of IT&T News, Heartland Senior Fellow Steven Titch reports on the release of Dr. Ronald J. Rizzuto's Heartland Policy ... (read more)
On page 1 of the November 2005 issue of IT&T News, Heartland Senior Fellow Steven Titch reports on the release of Dr. Ronald J. Rizzuto's Heartland Policy ... (read more)
Report Reveals Hidden Costs of Iowa Muni Broadband
Three of Iowa’s oldest municipal broadband systems continue to struggle to cover their costs years after they were predicted to be operating in the black, ... (read more)
Three of Iowa’s oldest municipal broadband systems continue to struggle to cover their costs years after they were predicted to be operating in the black, ... (read more)
Texas Takes Lead on Franchise Reform
The first telephone exchange in the United States opened in New Haven, Connecticut in 1878. The list of about 50 subscribers included three doctors, two ... (read more)
The first telephone exchange in the United States opened in New Haven, Connecticut in 1878. The list of about 50 subscribers included three doctors, two ... (read more)
The Metaphysics of Communications Reform
In January 2004, as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was catching on, I wrote a piece for CNET on “The Metaphysics of VoIP.” I predicted that much of ... (read more)
In January 2004, as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was catching on, I wrote a piece for CNET on “The Metaphysics of VoIP.” I predicted that much of ... (read more)
