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USF Reform Takes a Big Step Forward
Yesterday the FCC vote unanimously to approve its proposal to reform the Universal Service Fund (USF). While not making the national news this is a big deal. The proposal changes the way we will fund broadband expansion into rural or...
From SNL to the Senate, the Honorable Al Franken
I was not one of those that felt Ronald Reagan did not have the stuff to be President of the United States. He was older than I and “Bed Time for Bonzo” was not on my must watch list. Even...
Pins and Needles
The FCC voted to reform the Universal Service Fund and potentially eliminate the InterCarrier Compensation (ICC) system this week and much to my surprise there were no screams of protest. Perhaps, because the FCC, Congress and the carriers now that...
The FCC Capitulates on Network Neutrality
As expected the FCC issued new rules to secure an open internet. They are summarized as follows: 1. Internet service providers (ISPs) must provide services in a transparent manner by disclosing their network management practices and performance characteristics. 2. ISPs...
Net Neutrality Makes the Evening News
Net Neutrality Makes the Evening News Sure, we in the IP community think net neutrality is a big deal. However, yesterday net neutrality hit the big time, the evening news. Although telecommunications is a very large industry employing millions of...
Broadband is not Scarce
The latest FCC report on the state of broadband in the US labels broadband as “scarce”. That is hardly the case. Several good things have come from the FCC this year regarding broadband. First, it was useful to announce a...
What does this have to do with Broadvox?
It has been more than two years since I began writing this blog so I was a little surprised that the discussion regarding Level 3 and Comcast merited a “what does this have to do with Broadvox?" response. Just as...
Net Neutrality Rebuked During Tuesday's Election
It doesn’t take long for the spin machines to get up to speed. In perhaps one of the weirdest statements of fact, it was noted that all of the Democrats that supported a net neutrality pledge sponsored by the Progressive...
