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Month: March 2006

  • Is There Another, Grassroots Way to Network Neutrality?

    I am always a bit uneasy with policy campaigns, especially those in which the only option for positive political action seems to be, basically, “call your Congressperson!” So, as concerned as I am about the real threat that AT&T and Verizon are about to tier off and filter our internet, I am also uncomfortable thinking…

  • Public Radio Podcasts Doing Well, Making Underwriter $$$

    I, for one, am glad that there are podcasts of public radio programs. My local station, WILL-AM, has been podcasting for about eighteen months, and I appreciate being able to catch up on Bob McChesney’s show and some of their other great public affairs programs on my own schedule. I agree with Jack Brighton, who…

  • It’s Confirmed — AT&T Planning To Gobble Up BellSouth, Public Interest Be Damned

    AT&T confirmed today that it plans to buy BellSouth and the remaining portion of Cingular wireless that it doesn’t already own, for $67 billion. If the deal goes through, AT&T will be both the biggest conventional telephone and the #1 wireless/cellular company in the US. Marketwatch is reporting that analysts it has talked to don’t…

  • Recreating a Monopoly

    Remember the old Ma Bell, AT&T? Before the 1980s we pretty much all had the same phone company and one long distance company with pretty high rates. You could only get your phone from the phone company, and this monopoly was protected by the federal government. That looks like the current dream of the new…

  • The Uneasy Road to Hi-Def

    The question regarding hi-definition video is not if?, but when? Most people don’t have HD TV sets, but HD can be streamed and shared over the internet using all major video codecs, bandwidth permitting. So, for the serious independent or amateur videographer now is a good time to consider going HD if it’s time to…

  • Podcasting & Vodcasting: Educational Solutions Looking for a Problem

    I’m at a technology and learning conference at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN today and tomorrow. It’s part of my day-job life as an educational media producer, but it’s also a good opportunity to get a glimpse at what educators are trying to do with technology, and there’s many lessons to be learned for…