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Wide Open White Spaces?

FCC set to consider expansion of unlicensed portions of spectrum later this month.

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Net Neutrality into the Public Square

The debate over net neutrality continues to seep into the mainstream. Courtesy of Time Magazine.

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You Have the Right to Make Documentary Films, Library of Congress Says

As Will Norton points out in an earlier post today, the Librarian of Congress announced a new exemption for documentary filmmakers and producers of noncommercial videos from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s prohibition of circumvention of copyright protection systems.   … Continue reading

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Google Promises “One Bill” with Android Broadband Tethering

In a compelling keynote to the Google I/O 2010 conference, Google’s vice president of engineering, Vic Gundotra touted the possibility of combining those home broadband and mobile data bills into one bill with laptop/desktop tethering using Android 2.2. “If you are … Continue reading

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Technology Competitiveness in South and Central America (Part I)

Living and teaching in Miami as I do, I thought I would take a look at how the Internet and broadband connectivity are developing south of the border.   The result seems to be that the further south one travels … Continue reading

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Why Do Text Messages Cost 20 Cents Each?

Unless you sign up for a text messaging package, texts typically cost 20 cents each in the United States.  Text messages cost cell phone companies far less than one cent each to send across the network.   In Europe, unlimited … Continue reading

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