Net neutrality decision—we all win
In these corporatist times replete with the second coming of the Robber Barons, it was particularly gratifying yesterday to see that a three judge panel sitting on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sided with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure net neutrality. Why the 2-1 decision was not […]
Some Non-Predictions for 2015
It’s that time of new year when you get deluged with analysts / bloggers predictions and prognostications. I join in most years, and of course there’s the IDC predictions process to contend with as well. This year I swore that I was skipping it. I’ve already done the new IDC “Futurescape” document and webcast with my […]
Net Neutrality, Are We Losing the Battle?
I was working on some more research on business model innovation the other day and as I thought about the role of the Internet in business model disruptions over the past 15+ years, I couldn’t keep my mind from wondering back to something that has troubled me for the past couple of weeks, the proposed […]
Net Neutrality is Now Deader than Dead
Comcast won a major legal case it filed against the FCC regarding Comcast’s attempt to throttle BitTorrent traffic on their network. The FCC fined Comcast on the grounds that it violated their net neutrality policy, and Comcast took them to court arguing that not only were they wrong to regulate internet data on the grounds […]
Internet Regulations Coming
One sobering thought to think about while you are celebrating the FCC’s decision to move forward with net neutrality regulations is that for the first time the FCC is asserting itself as the authority to regulate how the web is governed.
With Thursday’s vote, the five-member panel began the process to move forward with […]
