Information Technology & Telecom News Back Issues - Click on an Issue to see Articles from that Issue
Info Tech & Telecom News
January 2005
'Free' Software Isn’t Free
States facing budget shortfalls are poring over government management and purchasing practices in search of any sort of savings. At the same time, a worldwide ... (read more)
States facing budget shortfalls are poring over government management and purchasing practices in search of any sort of savings. At the same time, a worldwide ... (read more)
Hands off VoIP
As unrecognizable as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) might be as a term today, it will be on everyone’s lips, and in everyone’s homes, tomorrow if regulators ... (read more)
As unrecognizable as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) might be as a term today, it will be on everyone’s lips, and in everyone’s homes, tomorrow if regulators ... (read more)
In the News
Average Consumer Telecom Cost: $159/month U.S. consumers pay an average of $159 per month for telecommunications service when wireline, wireless, cable ... (read more)
Average Consumer Telecom Cost: $159/month U.S. consumers pay an average of $159 per month for telecommunications service when wireline, wireless, cable ... (read more)
January 2005 IT&T News (pdf)
The January 2005 issue of IT&T News (formerly IT Update) features a thoughtful look at universal service policy from Raymond Gifford of the Progress and ... (read more)
The January 2005 issue of IT&T News (formerly IT Update) features a thoughtful look at universal service policy from Raymond Gifford of the Progress and ... (read more)
New Approaches to Universal Service
I approach this topic with a healthy skepticism about the utility of universal service policy as we know it, but with a concession that it will remain with ... (read more)
I approach this topic with a healthy skepticism about the utility of universal service policy as we know it, but with a concession that it will remain with ... (read more)
Oklahoma Ponders New Regulatory Course
The Oklahoma State Legislature missed a golden opportunity to modernize the state’s telecommunications regulations in Spring 2004 when a bill stalled in ... (read more)
The Oklahoma State Legislature missed a golden opportunity to modernize the state’s telecommunications regulations in Spring 2004 when a bill stalled in ... (read more)
Spyware and the Need for Technology-Centric Laws
Two spyware bills have been passed in the House of Representatives by overwhelming margins. Election-year scheduling may very well doom these bills, preventing ... (read more)
Two spyware bills have been passed in the House of Representatives by overwhelming margins. Election-year scheduling may very well doom these bills, preventing ... (read more)
Twilight for Traditional Telecom Regulation?
While it’s easy to get pessimistic about the sluggish pace of reform in the eight years since the Telecommunications Act of 1996 passed, recent developments ... (read more)
While it’s easy to get pessimistic about the sluggish pace of reform in the eight years since the Telecommunications Act of 1996 passed, recent developments ... (read more)
Why States Should Stop Municipal Broadband
On November 2, 2004, voters in Illinois’ Tri-Cities (Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles) voted down referenda to approve a municipal broadband plan. It was ... (read more)
On November 2, 2004, voters in Illinois’ Tri-Cities (Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles) voted down referenda to approve a municipal broadband plan. It was ... (read more)