Feb 20, 20245 min read‘Green bubble’ texts on iMessage are not the FCC’s problem to solveWhen iPhone users see a green bubble pop up in their text messages, it has a way of dulling the experience. Emoji reactions, Facetime video calls, or even high-quality images over WiFi are immediately …
Sep 26, 20231 min readFCC, Now Controlled by Democrats, Wants To Reinstate Obama-Era ‘Net Neutrality’ RulesI was interviewed by the New York Sun on the FCC’s plan to re-introduce net neutrality and Title II: “Generally the left-leaning view is that the Internet is a public good and it should be …
Jun 29, 20223 min readJohn Oliver delivers Democratic Party talking points on antitrustWhat does it say about us when we turn to comedians to inform our thinking on politics? We’ve witnessed the rise of Ukrainian comedian-turned-wartime-President Volodymyr Zelensky. Former Guatemalan …
Oct 27, 20216 min readWhy Democratic Control of the FCC Won't Bode Well for Internet FreedomLate Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden revealed his nominations to the Federal Communications Commission. As one would expect, his two nominations — Jessica Rosenworcel and Gigi Sohn — come from …
May 16, 20201 min readConsumer Choice Radio EP19: Brendan Carr: The FCC, Countering Propaganda, and Free MarketsConsumer Choice Radio, hosted by Yaël Ossowski (@YaelOss) & David Clement (@ClementLiberty). INTERVIEW: Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC), Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on …
Dec 13, 20174 min readControl of the Net must goIn authoritarian regimes across the world, government control and regulation of the Internet is a given. Here in the U.S., we’ve managed to keep our online world relatively free from any bureaucratic …
May 13, 20153 min readDISH CEO Charlie Ergen flooded GOP with cash while it held FCCBy Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org Anywhere the wind blows in politics, the money is sure to follow. As for DISH Network CEO Charles Ergen, a top political financier in the U.S. wireless broadcast game …
Mar 24, 20154 min readCan the FCC be trusted with its net neutrality regulations?By Yaël Ossowski / March 24, 2015 / Watchdog.org Much of the debate on the net neutrality regulations — now a reality — hinged on the FCC’s role in enforcing the rules. But after all the lobbying, all …
Mar 19, 20153 min readThe tech media still doesn’t understand the FCC’s net neutrality regulationsBy Yaël Ossowski / March 19, 2015 / Watchdog.org Since the Federal Communications Commission released its net neutrality regulations last week, there have been some strange interpretations about what …
Mar 13, 20154 min readFCC net neutrality regulations include one really scary sentenceBy Yaël Ossowski / March 13, 2015 / Watchdog.org At long last, the FCC has released its 400-page tome of net neutrality regulations. One sentence alone reveals in a nutshell what’s to come. It’s to be …
Mar 3, 20152 min readBritish comedian John Oliver cheers FCC’s net neutrality regulationBy Yaël Ossowski / March 3, 2015 / Watchdog.org After pushing Americans to contact the FCC and lobby to make the Internet a public utility under Title II, British comedian John Oliver used part of his …
Feb 23, 20154 min readHas the tide turned against the FCC’s plan for regulating the Internet?By Yaël Ossowski / Watchdog.org / February 23, 2015 Whether the public knows it or not, the Internet is set to face its biggest transformation yet when the Federal Communications Commission meets in …
Feb 20, 20153 min readMark Cuban: FCC control of Internet ‘scares the sh*t out of me’By Yaël Ossowski / Watchdog.org / February 20, 2015 The idea of the Federal Communications Commission regulating the Internet by way of net neutrality is not only a bad idea in Mark Cuban’s view, but …
Feb 9, 20153 min readFCC commissioner: If you like the IRS, you’ll love net neutralityBy Yaël Ossowski / February 9, 2015 / Watchdog.org After years of dithering, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has at last deposited the formal proposal to reclassify Internet as …
Nov 18, 20143 min readNet neutrality would boost FCC’s budget by upping feesBy Yaël Ossowski / November 19, 2014 / Watchdog.org With a name like Federal Communications Commission, one would expect the nation’s premier regulator of the public airwaves to be a functioning …