ResearchA la carte TV a tough sell on the Hill
Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) Television Consumer Freedom Act bill, which would give consumers the option to buy channels on an a la carte basis instead of in tiers, got its first… Read more »
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Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) Television Consumer Freedom Act bill, which would give consumers the option to buy channels on an a la carte basis instead of in tiers, got its first… Read more »
While the proposed Unlocking Technology Act would certainly address the controversy of cellphone unlocking it would quite a bit farther than previous bills to deal will phone locks, and farther than… Read more »
Many long-standing legal rules of engagement between publishers and consumers tilted the playing field in unexpected ways in the first quarter. The period also saw a major expansion in the amount… Read more »
This week, Congress held three days of hearings on regulating mobile health. The FDA hasn’t yet released its final guidance, but here are a few details on how it views the… Read more »
The practice of locking phones is a symptom of a greater disease in the U.S.: device subsidies. If we can separate the hardware from the service, consumers will ultimately have greater… Read more »
App developers targeting the U.S. market have high hopes for mobile gaming, which is gaining substantial traction in some overseas regions. But plenty of legislative and logistical challenges remain before on-the-go… Read more »
Three of the nationwide operators haven’t signed off on the government’s proposal to split time on the federal airwaves between public and commercial users, but they’re willing to consider it. Read more »
The debate over whether WikiLeaks should be seen as a media entity like the New York Times took on a new urgency this week after the military prosecutor in whistleblower Bradley… Read more »
Congress is supposed to write our laws, but it’s looking inadequate at doing so in the face of a rapidly evolving technology industry. The near-term passage of a bill allowing Netflix… Read more »
An alarming story about a Senate plan to let federal agencies read your email turns out to have been a false alarm. Unfortunately, fears over online privacy mean such stories travel… Read more »