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Is the Google-Verizon Pact on Network Neutrality Dead on Arrival?

August 18, 2010

Analysis of:Verizon, Google Map Traffic Plan | online.wsj.com

On a hot August day in Washington, DC, Google and Verizon announced that they had reached agreement on a proposed plan touted to be a beginning point for legislation to preserve net neutrality, or equal treatment of customers to broadband access to the Internet. Customer and other interest groups immediately pounced on the pact, claiming it was full of loopholes "big enough to drive a Verizon truck through," according to one analyst. Is it really that bad?

Will the FCC Regulate Broadband Carriers as Common Carriers?

March 3, 2010

Analysis of:FCC Chairman Genachowski confident in authority over broadband, despite critics | www.washingtonpost.com

FCC Chairman Genachowski has been increasingly visible as the date of the FCC's report to Congress on national broadband policy nears.He is not answering questions about whether the FCC will step in to regulate broadband carriers as common carriers. It would take a commission vote to do this. I believe he is confident he has the votes and will move to impose regulatory requirements.

As Always, the Defense Budget Is a Place to Hide Non-Defense Spending

September 13, 2009

Analysis of:Full Committee Approves FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill | www.defense-aerospace.com

The only area in which I can offer any expertise is with regards to Title XI. The US has a history of hiding essentially non-defense spending in the defense budget and this budget is no different.

Willingness to Take Risk Is What Got Humans to the Top of the Food Chain

March 31, 2009

Analysis of:Buckle Up Your Seatbelt and Behave | www.smithsonianmag.com

The article discusses the latest research in risk compensation, or the idea that humans adjust their risk tolerant behavior in response to perceived changes in risk. The seatbelt example is but a platform for a short but serious discussion on how humans perceive risk and adjust their habits to their perceptions. We can see this behavior in action as we review the current economic difficulties.

Active Drilling Rigs Decline 50% in Less Than a Year

March 17, 2009

Analysis of:As Oil and Gas Prices Plunge, Drilling Frenzy Ends | www.nytimes.com

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