Daily Archives: May 24, 2006

Regulatory policy goals

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 24, 2006

Dana Blankenhorn says, “The goal of any regulatory policy should be to encourage economic growth, not to give the government money, not just to make a profit for any particular player.” Maybe some context will make that more accessible… Dana is talking about a proposal by Kleiner Perkins and others to have the FCC turn [...]

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Mike Golby Day

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 24, 2006

This holiday almost slipped under the radar. It is a trinary holiday celebrated three times only. The first celebration was on the occasion of Bob Dylan’s thirtieth birthday on May 24th, 1971. After that, who could you trust, really? Only Golby. Today marks Dylan’s 65th. And of course in 2041 we will celebrate his hundredth. [...]

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A Day to Save the Net

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 24, 2006

If you use a telephone, the internet or a television, this concerns your future! Without net neutrality the network providers might decide to degrade our access to content on the Internet. Everyone everywhere should have free access to everything on the Internet. Should the telco have the right to prevent me from reading Wealth Bondage [...]

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