Of Tolls and Rivers Chains –The New Robber Barons

For a number of centuries, roughly 800 AD to 1800 AD, feudal lords with land along the Rhine River in Germany, collected tolls from passing cargo ships. In an effective effort to back this control, large iron chains were laid across the river and raised high enough to block...

Free broadband Internet in America a possibility

To the dismay of American wireless service providers, on Dec 18. the Federal Communications commission will be vote on whether to open up the unused AWS-3 spectrum partly for free public use.  The only industry I see this hurting is the telecoms - others will benefit...

FCC Is Said to Be Probing Military Analysts' [Pentagon-sponsored] TV [Propaga...

Reportedly, the FCC is investigating the Pentagon US domestic propaganda campaign which involved thousands of appearances made by "military analysts" who shilled Pentagon/Bush Administration talking points on WMD, Iraq occupation, torture, etc. without disclosing they were...

Think Again: White Open Spaces, Owned by Us

Tech advances including the shift to digital TV have opened up the possibility of using unused frequencies to make broadband available nationwide in the US, even in rural areas. High-speed internet contributes to economic growth and public awareness. The Telco cartel wants to...

FCC Commissioner: Return of Fairness Doctrine Could Control Web Content

 There’s a huge concern among conservative talk radio hosts that reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine would all-but destroy the industry due to equal time constraints. But speech limits might not stop at radio. They could even be extended to include the Internet and...

Senate votes to close loophole in FCC media ownerships

The Senate Thursday night voted to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market. The unusual "resolution of disapproval," sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and 26 other...