by Bartlett Cleland | Jul 1, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Broadband, Regulation, Uncategorized
Challenging times can often define a person, revealing a person’s true nature. Industries can similarly show their mettle in challenging times. Broadband providers stepped up and provided what the country needed during the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, but now it...
by Bartlett Cleland | Apr 21, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competition & Free Market, Competitiveness, Publications
Much is always written about “innovation.” How to manage it. How to inspire it. How to benefit from it. How to create an environment where it blooms. So much lip service is paid to innovation that unfortunately many people tune it out. Certainly, ignoring the value of...
by Bartlett Cleland | Apr 17, 2020 | Broadband, Competition & Free Market, Competitiveness, Publications, Regulation, Telecommunications, Testimonies & Filings, Wireless
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by Bartlett Cleland | Apr 15, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Broadband, Competition & Free Market, Competitiveness, Publications, Telecommunications
Today the FCC announced its plan for spectrum in the 6 GHz band, a plan that would allow unlicensed devices to share the entire 6 GHz band with incumbent licensees. The bottom line is that, if adopted, the plan would increase the amount of spectrum available for wi-fi...
by Bartlett Cleland | Apr 15, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competition & Free Market, Publications, Regulation, Telecommunications, Wireless
Will 5G Get 6GHz? Last year was a great year for consumers, business and the FCC as much needed licensed spectrum was auctioned or put in the spectrum pipeline, and critical decisions were made by the FCC related to opening up C-band and 5.9 GHz slices of spectrum for...
by Bartlett Cleland | Apr 10, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competition & Free Market, Ecosystem, Publications, Regulation
Technical standards are public policy. Many people tune out at the very mention of standards, but they are part of the public policy world as their impact can be broad and dramatic for any number of activities in a state, either enabling or hobbling them. Technical...
by Bartlett Cleland | Apr 10, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competition & Free Market, Ecosystem, Property Rights, Publications
The Supreme Court is currently considering a case, Google v. Oracle America, that could have a dramatic effect on copyright law in general and specifically on the copyright protection for software. So important is this case for intellectual property (IP) that ALEC...
by Bartlett Cleland | Apr 10, 2020 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competition & Free Market, Competitiveness, Ecosystem, Emerging Technologies, Health Care, Healthcare Innovation, Publications, Regulation
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, physicians say, by a margin of 2 to 1, that the increased use of heath information technology is a positive for overall quality of care. As has been demonstrated on multiple occasions, infusing technology in healthcare can...
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