For the first time in many years, the FCC’s annual “CMRS” competition report (now called the “mobile” competition report) does not find that the wireless marketplace is “effectively competitive.” At today’s FCC meeting, Wireless Bureau Chief Ruth Milkman said the Bureau felt it should analyze the data without reaching a conclusion, but didn’t say why the Bureau felt that way. Unfortunately, I fear the real answer is that the FCC wants to engage in heavy-handed regulation of the wireless industry and doesn’t want a finding of “effective competition” to get in the way. Read the rest of this entry »
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Blog Redux – The Unedited Director’s Cut
While this is my initial blog post on Bits on Broadband, this isn’t my first blog post – I’ve admittedly tried my hand at this before. But this is the first time I’ll be providing my own views, unedited and uncut. In my past life as a legal advisor to Chairman Martin and Wireless Bureau Chief at the FCC, I wasn’t always able to give my personal and unvarnished view. That’s the nature of public office. And as President and CEO of WCAI, my blog posts reflect the views of WCAI. Here on this blog, however, you get the real me, for better or worse. Read the rest of this entry »
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