Like it or not, elections have consequences and last week is no exception. From our perspective, the electorate did not like the seemingly ever-expansive reach of government. We have discussed the issue of Net Neutrality in the past and one of the most difficult things about the topic is that the term itself means different things to [...]
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Telephony
Last week, CTIA held its semi-annual event in San Francisco. The CTIA Enterprise & Applications ™ event showcases the wireless technology trends and innovations. During the opening keynote, CTIA President and CEO, Steve Largent, released the semi-annual report “documenting trends in wireless subscribership, revenue, capital investment and infrastructure.” Here are some of the results of the survey: [...]
Regulation
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a plan to increase broadband speeds and availability for our nation’s schools and libraries. The E-Rate program was the result of the 1996 Telecommunications Act and is funded from the Universal Service Fee charged on telecommunications bills. Its purpose is to help connect schools and libraries to the Internet. [...]
Telephony
Recently, the County and City of San Francisco passed an ordinance requiring retailers of cell phones to post the level of radiation each devise emits at the point of sale. More specifically, the ordinance requires retailers to publish the “”specific absorption rate” (SAR). The SAR rating measures how radio frequency (RF) exposure is absorbed by [...]
