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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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January 2007
Ad Buyers Spending Less on Traditional Media Like Print, TV
Nearly half of senior executives surveyed recognize that reaching audiences through only traditional mass media is no longer effective, and they are actively ... (read more)
Nearly half of senior executives surveyed recognize that reaching audiences through only traditional mass media is no longer effective, and they are actively ... (read more)
Beyond Taxes and Regulation
Last October, Google announced that it would pay $1.65 billion to acquire YouTube, a video-sharing Web site started only 23 months ago. At the same time, ... (read more)
Last October, Google announced that it would pay $1.65 billion to acquire YouTube, a video-sharing Web site started only 23 months ago. At the same time, ... (read more)
Cable Sports Deals Draw U.S. Senate Attention
Congress is taking aim at the trend on the part of sports leagues to negotiate exclusive arrangements with cable, direct broadcast satellite (DBS), and ... (read more)
Congress is taking aim at the trend on the part of sports leagues to negotiate exclusive arrangements with cable, direct broadcast satellite (DBS), and ... (read more)
Drop Outdated Media Ownership Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is once again reviewing its media ownership rules. These are the rules that dictate the extent to which various ... (read more)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is once again reviewing its media ownership rules. These are the rules that dictate the extent to which various ... (read more)
E-voting Upgrades America’s Ballot Box
On Election Day 2006, more than 65 million Americans voted using direct recording electronic (DRE) machines. Despite the hysteria over ballot booth meltdowns, ... (read more)
On Election Day 2006, more than 65 million Americans voted using direct recording electronic (DRE) machines. Despite the hysteria over ballot booth meltdowns, ... (read more)
First Amendment Score: Gamers 10, Censors 0
When are state and local lawmakers going to stop wasting taxpayer dollars with unnecessary regulatory enactments and fruitless lawsuits aimed at censoring ... (read more)
When are state and local lawmakers going to stop wasting taxpayer dollars with unnecessary regulatory enactments and fruitless lawsuits aimed at censoring ... (read more)
Gambling with Freedom
Your after-tax income belongs to you. You are free to spend it, invest it, waste it, burn it, or tithe it--and none of that is any politicians’ business. ... (read more)
Your after-tax income belongs to you. You are free to spend it, invest it, waste it, burn it, or tithe it--and none of that is any politicians’ business. ... (read more)
In the News
Telco Broadband Catching Up In 2007, telephone companies may surpass cable providers for the first time in high-speed Internet subscriptions, an analyst ... (read more)
Telco Broadband Catching Up In 2007, telephone companies may surpass cable providers for the first time in high-speed Internet subscriptions, an analyst ... (read more)
IT&T News: January 2007 (pdf)
The January 2007 issue of IT&T News highlights efforts at the federal level and in several states to make “network neutrality” an element of telecommunications ... (read more)
The January 2007 issue of IT&T News highlights efforts at the federal level and in several states to make “network neutrality” an element of telecommunications ... (read more)
Network Neutrality and the States
Network neutrality regulation remains a contentious--and thus far rejected--topic in Washington policy circles. That regulatory stalemate has had the unfortunate ... (read more)
Network neutrality regulation remains a contentious--and thus far rejected--topic in Washington policy circles. That regulatory stalemate has had the unfortunate ... (read more)
Report Critiques Net Neutrality Assumptions
A new report warns network neutrality would legislate an outmoded Internet business model, hurting users and businesses because it would relegate service ... (read more)
A new report warns network neutrality would legislate an outmoded Internet business model, hurting users and businesses because it would relegate service ... (read more)
The Disaster That Is Net Neutrality
Under the guise of encouraging competition and protecting consumers, search engine giant Google is urging Michigan legislators to add a “network neutrality” ... (read more)
Under the guise of encouraging competition and protecting consumers, search engine giant Google is urging Michigan legislators to add a “network neutrality” ... (read more)
The Staggering Cost of IP Piracy
It is obvious that copyright piracy and counterfeiting harm intellectual property owners, who lose the revenue that would have been gained had the legitimate ... (read more)
It is obvious that copyright piracy and counterfeiting harm intellectual property owners, who lose the revenue that would have been gained had the legitimate ... (read more)
