Posts tagged: competition

Rob Tai's picture

Innovation and the Web

"Innovation" is a buzzword that people often find hard to conceptualize. Webster's dictionary offers "novelty" as a synonym. But it's hard to imagine anyone who thinks of the Internet as just a novelty, rather than the most revolutionary innovation of our time.

So what's the underlying difference between the Internet and something you might find on a 3:00 AM infomercial?

Maura Corbett's picture

As Goes Broadband, So Goes the Country

On January 20, 2009, things will start getting a lot better for the Internet.

Victor W. Pickard's picture

Competition, Consumer Choice, and the Cost of Connectivity

Co-written with Sascha D. Meinrath of the New America Foundation

The Internet is not a luxury, it is a necessity. As a lifeline to crucial resources for millions of American families, businesses, educational institutions, and municipalities, high-speed Internet should no longer be considered a commodity, but rather a critical utility on par with water and electricity.

Tim Karr's picture

The Internet Revolution is in the Air

Few people are aware that the future of communications in our country rests on seemingly arcane decisions on how we open up radio airwaves.