In 2010, US families spent an average $3,454 on gasoline & oil, fuel oil, and natural gas, and $1,705 more for electric utilities, which rely on coal, oil and natural gas for the bulk of their power generation.  Excepting hybrids or battery-only automobile models, our transportation system does not use coal, natural gas, nuclear, wind, [...]

Read  a coalition letter to Congress spectrum tax.  Our conclusion — using the sale of spectrum to reduce the deficit is a good idea, but taxing the spectrum is bad wireless consumers.

Last year, the New York University Law School research team took to an analysis of the FCC’s net neutrality regulations that is unlike any other to date. The study, finding that the regulation could cost the US economy upwards of $68 billion and more than a half-million potential jobs, was the first to look at [...]

Our anemic economy needs meaningful job creation.  In the ‘90s Information Technology (IT) related innovations created many jobs and boosted productivity by 1-2%, enough to allow for good income growth.   In the 3rd quarter of 2011 income grew just 0.1%.   Within the next 5-10 years there are innovations whose total scale offers hope.  Some build-out [...]

The US GDP is growing too slowly to create enough jobs to tame 9.1 percent unemployment.  New business formations have traditionally been a major source of job creation, but since 2007 formations have been 20% below normal or 1.8 million jobs short of normal pace.  McKinsey estimates 21 million jobs need to be created by [...]

ONLY A TEST.  On November 9, 2011, at 2 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST, which is 11 AM Pacific Time), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).  At that time, an announcement will come on every TV and [...]

With unemployment above 9%, we can’t afford to do anything that will have a detrimental effect on the economy.  On the contrary, we should be looking to anything that will help spur job growth and see us through our current economic malaise.  Any regulation imposed by a government bureaucracy is going to have a detrimental [...]

The National Cable Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and other digital utility groups are fighting for their right to purchase potentially failing competitive local telephone companies to expand their customer and infrastructure base. The failing locals, their employees and their customers are fighting for the right to get purchased before running into the ground.  The only thing [...]

My earlier blogs have focused on digital privacy and security – including 1) anti-virus protections, 2) online nuisances, 3) the risks of online financial scams, 4) unauthorized access to your communications accounts and 5) potential headaches from your use of social network sites.  There have been a several instances where technology is being used in [...]

This blog is my fifth in series on digital privacy and security.  Earlier, I address such topics as 1) anti-virus protections, 2) online nuisances, 3) the risks of online financial scamsand 4) unauthorized access to your communications accounts.  In this blog we will discuss how some attacks can be successful without your direct cooperation – [...]