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You are hereInnovationFCC Creates "Abundant" Uncertainty -- Part 12: Broadband Internet Pricing Freedom SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2012-09-17 11:58Unfortunately, the FCC Chairman's remarks to a Silicon Valley audience last week -- trumpeting his new concern for "anything that depresses broadband usage" -- are creating abundant uncertainty for broadband businesses and investors. Specifically, Gigaom reported: "When asked about the impact of data caps on broadband innovation by my colleague Janko Roettgers and how his thinking had evolved on the topic, the chairman said he was concerned about data caps. He added, “Anything that depresses broadband usage is something that we need to be really concerned about.” And he further said, “We should all be concerned with anything that is incompatible with the psychology of abundance.” This appears to signal a stupefying 180-degree reversal of the FCC Chairman's well-established policy position on broadband usage pricing. The New Internet Association's Back StorySubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2012-09-11 11:41Google, Amazon, eBay, and Facebook reportedly are launching a new Internet Association in mid-September to be "the unified voice of the Internet economy, representing the interests of America's leading Internet companies and their global community of users. The Internet Association is dedicated to advancing public policy solutions to strengthen and protect an open, innovative and free Internet." What is the back story here? Why is it being formed? Why now? What unites these companies? What is the Internet Association's public policy agenda? What does its formation mean? Why is the Internet Association being formed? The main public policy catalyst was bipartisan anti-piracy legislation that was moving swiftly through Congress last year that Google, Amazon, eBay and Facebook all strenuously opposed and helped defeat with an unprecedented Internet blackout day in January. U.S. Government's Obsolete and Wasteful Spectrum Hoarding and Rationing -- My Daily Caller Op-edSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2012-09-07 12:42Please don't miss my latest Daily Caller op-ed: "U.S. Government's Obsolete and Wasteful Spectrum Hoarding and Rationing" here. This is part 11 of my Obsolete Communications Law research series. ***** Obsolete Communications Law Op-ed Series: What made Apple's Steve Jobs so Angry with Google-Android? -- Part 12 of Google's Disrespect for Property SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2012-09-06 19:04What made Apple's Steve Jobs so Angry with Google-Android? The simple answer is Google's leadership profoundly betrayed the longtime personal trust and friendship of Apple's leadership in stealing what Steve Jobs believed were Apple's most prized possessions. The fuller answer is below, in a telling timeline of the once exceptionally-close Apple-Google relationship. This discussion is timely given Google's current PR effort to convince the public/media that Google and Apple are likely to negotiate a patent "truce" and make Google's Android's patent liabilities go away. Thus it makes sense to drill down to learn more about the real likelihood of Apple being party to any patent-litigation "truce" or grand Apple-Android patent-licensing settlement. Four Under-Appreciated Implications for Google from Apple-Samsung Verdict -- Part 11 of Google's Disrespect for Property SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2012-09-05 18:46Apple's major $1.05b patent court victory over Google-Android partner Samsung has four under-appreciated implications for Google going forward.
1. The purported Google-Apple settlement talks are going nowhere. Think about it. Whose interest is it to spotlight a phone conversation between Google's CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook and characterize the conversation as an indicator of a coming "truce" or "détente" in the thermonuclear war" between Apple and Google? Google's alone. The FCC's 1887 Railroad Regulation Mindset -- My Daily Caller Op-edSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2012-08-29 11:25Google Fiber: Modern Technology, but Obsolete Policy ThinkingSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2012-07-30 14:48Questions to ask the EU and Google about the EU Antitrust SettlementSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2012-07-24 19:43Below are questions for both the EU and Google, given the expected announcement soon of a proposed settlement of Google's alleged antitrust violations. Questions for the EU: Non-compliance penalty? Does the EU reserve the right to issue a formal Statement of Objections in the future if Google proves seriously non-compliant with the proposed monopoly abuse enforcement settlement? Complainant review? What assurances will complainants have to ensure that Google's concessions are meaningful and real, and will not be easily gamed by Google because of the dearth of technical expertise on the EU enforcement staff? Effect on other EU-Google Antitrust investigations? Will this monopoly abuse enforcement settlement have any effect on the conduct or outcome of the EU's investigation into Google's alleged anti-competitive behavior with Android and/or Google-Motorola's alleged abuse of standards essential patents? Questions to Ask at Google-Fiber AnnouncementSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2012-07-23 15:17Listed below are pertinent questions to ask Google at its Google Fiber announcement July 26th, given Google's "launch-first, fix-later" philosophy, and its PR practice of omitting material facts and information. (See the Google-Kansas City Agreement here.) EU-Google Antitrust Primer -- Top Ten Questions & AnswersSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2012-06-29 08:59In preparation for the EU antitrust authorities likely Statement of Objections against Google, Precursor has assembled a primer that answers the top-ten most likely and important questions many will have about the EU's action. Please see the primer here. Top 10 EU-Google Antitrust Questions & Answers
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