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October 11, 2016 by Bruce Mehlman Originally published at Investor’s Business Daily

When A Compromise Isn’t — The Future Of Business Data Services

Trade association INCOMPAS, which represents competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), and Verizon have been working together to “negotiate” a deal with the Federal Communications Commission. Although the terms…

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September 27, 2016 by Bruce Mehlman Originally published at The Street

Election and Regulatory Appointments Will Determine Future of FCC, Tech and Telecom

Official Washington now enters the final stretch of an unusually-stressful election season. Ending the uncertainty may be good news for business in a sense, but it also shows…

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September 22, 2016 by Rick Boucher Originally published at Morning Consult

The Regression Investment Depression

While most of us were on vacation this summer, the Federal Communications Commission concluded its latest comment period in the long, ongoing saga of business data services regulation.…

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September 12, 2016 by IIA Originally published at Recode

A virtual reality future means changing broadband reality today

Today’s tools will not be adequate for a fully immersive, high-definition VR future by Larry Irving and Jamal Simmons Last month, a ripple traversed the internet when the…

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August 9, 2016 by Rick Boucher Originally published at Forbes

Regulating Prices For Business Data Services Will Widen Network Gap Between Urban And Rural America

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing to foist new rate regulations on the “business data services” (BDS) market, the dedicated broadband links that provide Internet access to…

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August 4, 2016 by Bruce Mehlman Originally published at The Street

Verizon Exit From Trade Group Signals a Departure From Its Entrepreneurial Roots

Verizon is leaving the community of companies who believe in investment and facilities-based competition. Move over, Brexit. There’s a new exit making waves: Verizon’s (VZ) , as evidenced…

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July 1, 2016 by Rick Boucher Originally published at Bloomberg BNA

From “Best Efforts” to Best Service

The FCC is seeking to extend “special access” regulations formerly applicable only to legacy copper-based services to new fiber-based services in geographic locations the agency deems to be…

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June 21, 2016 by Bruce Mehlman Originally published at Forbes

A Lesson From Canada For The FCC

Oh, FCC: Take some notes from Canada. Maxime Bernier, one of the candidates for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, has just given a speech in which…

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May 25, 2016 by Rick Boucher Originally published at The Hill

Consumer Internet Privacy: Leaving the Back Door Unlocked

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) asymmetric approach to internet privacy is likely to create a false sense of security among web users. Despite stringent FCC privacy regulation of…

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April 26, 2016 by Bruce Mehlman Originally published at The Street

FCC, Stop Worrying — the ‘Special Access’ Data Market Is Already Competitive

The market for “special access” data services is getting more competitive all the time. And now there is additional fresh economic evidence of this. For those who aren’t…

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April 18, 2016 by Rick Boucher Originally published at Multichannel News

Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’ Collapses

OTT service’s network management revelations are an ‘exercise in hypocrisy’ Netflix’s stunning admission that, for five years, it reduced the video speeds of customers of Verizon Wireless and…

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March 14, 2016 by Bruce Mehlman Originally published at The Hill

The Competition-Distorting Game in the Business Data Market

In their never-ending quest for continued and even expanded “special access” price regulation, competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) for years have suggested that no real competition exists in…

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