August 5, 2008
Written by: John Walls
A recent New York Times op-ed compared U.S. broadband providers to OPEC. OPEC?! Seriously? Tim Wu's oil cartel comparison is absurd, and is clearly based on narrow-mindedness rather than facts. Let's just deal with the basics. OPEC, like all cartels, relies...
July 29, 2008
Written by: John Walls
Just imagine, having to lug a notepad around with you all of the time, writing down all the calls you made on your business cell phone to your home, or to your kids' school, or to a next-door-neighbor... then checking...
July 1, 2008
Written by: John Walls
Partnership. Teamwork. Collaboration. These words don't often describe the relationship between government and industry. Things can, and should be different. Our interests are the same: providing the best value for American consumers. At the same time, the enormous economic impact...
June 4, 2008
Written by: John Walls
Let's say you're driving by your favorite coffee shop... how would you like to know if they're offering a drink you really like at a special price... if you come in right then? Or maybe you're out and a little short on...
May 29, 2008
Written by: John Walls
A new study commissioned by CTIA-The Wireless Association® details to what degree modern wireless technology is driving the U.S. economy. The study was performed by analyst Roger Entner and is a follow-up to work he did for CTIA in 2005....
May 14, 2008
Written by: John Walls
The big wireless news today is that roughly 16% of American households are now wireless only. This means that one out of every 6 homes in America has cut-the-cord and now uses only a wireless device to make phone calls. This...
May 6, 2008
Written by: John Walls
It's only human that sometimes we take things for granted because we know they're a given. Things like your coffee maker, starting the car in the morning, the Wizards losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Cavs......
April 22, 2008
Written by: John Walls
I know they're in there somewhere .. buried underneath the notepads, and the phone books, and the carry-out menus... maybe even tucked away in the nightstand with all of those old newspaper and magazine articles that you really are going to...
April 15, 2008
Written by: John Walls
The printing press. The light bulb. The airplane. These were monumental game-changers in the history of civilization, and I don't think it's a stretch to add the cellphone to that exclusive list. It is not only changing the way we communicate, but it is...
April 8, 2008
Written by: John Walls
With April 15 right around the corner (I'd say seven days is a corner, wouldn't you?), it's a great time to step back and look at one of the many archaic tax laws that saddle you and me and millions...
