A little less than two decades ago, in a bid to stoke competition and create more choices for consumers, Congress rewrote the law that governed telephone and cable…
Key decisions made years ago still apply today Economic growth stalls. Public debt is exploding. People quit looking for work faster than new jobs can be created. Around…
The numbers aren’t pretty. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, minority communities are struggling with certain health problems more than whites. Consider this: •…
For years, parents and educators have argued over the role of technology in the classroom. A poll of some of the most qualified teachers in America conducted by…
Coming out of the Mobile World Congress in Spain, headlines such as “Europe Is Strangling the Telecom Industry” paraded across news outlets. According to the reports, European regulators…
It’s hard to imagine communicating without Skype, Facetime, X-Box, Twitter or a text on your smartphone. Mobile devices and other Internet Protocol (IP)-based services powered by high-speed broadband…
American greatness is in part based on our willingness to reach for a better future even though that often means letting go of past comforts. Not only has…
Thirty years ago, Americans had plain old telephone service (POTS). In each community, one local telephone company offered a voice connection, referred to as “dial tone.” These rotary…
Letting our innovators innovate will help communities of color get fully connected. The Internet has changed America perhaps even more profoundly than the telegraph, television or Motown Records.…
After an exceptionally divisive election season, and amid neverending battles over taxes and spending, many observers question America’s ability to remain globally competitive, upwardly mobile and innovative. Perhaps…
Uncertainty: One of the greatest challenges facing today’s innovators, entrepreneurs and investors. Businesses have roughly $2 trillion idled on their balance sheets, capable of more productive immediate and…
by Kwame Simmons In his Sept. 24 column, “D.C.‘s goal for higher test scores in lowest-performing schools is a risky trip to Fantasyland,” Post education writer Jay Mathews looked…
