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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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June 2006
Anti-Trust or Anti-Americanism?
The European Court of First Instance (CFI) buzzed with energy in late April as Microsoft and the European Commission (EC) squared off over a 2004 ruling ... (read more)
The European Court of First Instance (CFI) buzzed with energy in late April as Microsoft and the European Commission (EC) squared off over a 2004 ruling ... (read more)
California Goes Too Easy on Real ID Act
Last year, Congress passed the Real ID Act, a law that calls for standardization of drivers’ licenses across the country by 2008. The current reaction from ... (read more)
Last year, Congress passed the Real ID Act, a law that calls for standardization of drivers’ licenses across the country by 2008. The current reaction from ... (read more)
Georgia Not Waiting for Federal Reform
Georgia has joined a list of states that are not waiting around for the federal government to deregulate communications policy. Georgia passed legislation ... (read more)
Georgia has joined a list of states that are not waiting around for the federal government to deregulate communications policy. Georgia passed legislation ... (read more)
In the News
CLECs Lay More Fiber Competitive carriers have been expanding to metropolitan and regional fiber networks, validating predictions that the end of unbundled ... (read more)
CLECs Lay More Fiber Competitive carriers have been expanding to metropolitan and regional fiber networks, validating predictions that the end of unbundled ... (read more)
Is There a Case for Cell Phone Jamming?
Pop quiz: You own a movie theater, and your ticket sales have been heading south. What should you do? (a) Show better movies. (b) Use real butter on the ... (read more)
Pop quiz: You own a movie theater, and your ticket sales have been heading south. What should you do? (a) Show better movies. (b) Use real butter on the ... (read more)
June 2006 IT&T News (pdf)
The June 2006 issue of IT&T News reports on the 135-page telecom reform measure introduced by Sens. Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens--which Adam Thierer of ... (read more)
The June 2006 issue of IT&T News reports on the 135-page telecom reform measure introduced by Sens. Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens--which Adam Thierer of ... (read more)
Letter Rejects Net Neutrality
In a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives, a group of 13 organizations has called on legislators to avoid mandating “network neutrality,” ... (read more)
In a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives, a group of 13 organizations has called on legislators to avoid mandating “network neutrality,” ... (read more)
Platforms, Interoperability, and IPR
There once was a time when industrial organizations relied heavily on producing their own innovations. One thinks of Bell Labs and the pre-divestiture AT&T ... (read more)
There once was a time when industrial organizations relied heavily on producing their own innovations. One thinks of Bell Labs and the pre-divestiture AT&T ... (read more)
Senate Offers Sweeping Telecom Bill
A draft of a new Senate bill to overhaul U.S. telecommunications regulation received a mixed reception from advocates of a free-market approach to telecom ... (read more)
A draft of a new Senate bill to overhaul U.S. telecommunications regulation received a mixed reception from advocates of a free-market approach to telecom ... (read more)
Stevens-Inouye: Another Round of Mother May I?
On May 1 the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released its eagerly awaited “staff working draft” aimed at reforming the Communications ... (read more)
On May 1 the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released its eagerly awaited “staff working draft” aimed at reforming the Communications ... (read more)
Studies Link Franchise Reform and Cable Savings
Franchise reform could net an annual economic payoff of $9 billion for U.S. consumers, according to an extensive new report from George Mason University. “Were ... (read more)
Franchise reform could net an annual economic payoff of $9 billion for U.S. consumers, according to an extensive new report from George Mason University. “Were ... (read more)
The Dangers of Dictating Procurement
A Massachusetts directive that mandates use of an open source software format for electronic document storage marked a major victory for the open source ... (read more)
A Massachusetts directive that mandates use of an open source software format for electronic document storage marked a major victory for the open source ... (read more)
Town May Not Mandate Muni Network Connection
You would think that a local government would vigorously oppose a company that forces people to install its equipment on their property and then charges ... (read more)
You would think that a local government would vigorously oppose a company that forces people to install its equipment on their property and then charges ... (read more)
