Uncategorized Related Posts

Posted April 18, 2013

Virginia Postrel’s famous book contrasted two different attitudes toward the future. One, which she called “stasism,” is focused on controlling and directing forces of change based on preconceived notions of how the future should unfold or, worse yet, a nostalgia for an idealized past. The other, which she called “dynamism,” embraces the unplanned (indeed “unplannable”) future…

Posted April 3, 2013

The FCC’s 16th Wireless Competition Report is out and, as has been widely reported, the good news is abundant.  This year’s report achieves new analytical depth and breadth, and marshals an impressive picture of the U.S. wireless industry. Virtually everyone in the U.S. now has access to mobile voice and broadband service (99.9% and 99.5%,…

Posted March 22, 2013

The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson:  “Chairman Genachowski brought a renewed focus to the FCC on both wireline and wireless broadband from virtually his first day in office.  He oversaw the drafting and publishing of our nation’s first National Broadband Plan and he identified the spectrum crisis that led to provisions in…

Posted March 20, 2013

The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson:  “During his years at the FCC, Commissioner McDowell has been a true leader focused on promoting the interests of consumers as well as innovation and economic growth.  His impressive knowledge of communications law and regulations has been a major asset to the Commission in so many of the…

Posted March 20, 2013

You may attribute the following to an AT&T spokesperson: “Maintaining the ability to communicate with ‘911’ remains critical for our country, even as real-time, emergency communications become data riding over broadband infrastructure, instead of voice calls riding over copper.  As this transformation takes place, we intend to work closely with the Commission to ensure that…

Posted March 11, 2013

FCC Commissioner Pai confirmed last week during his terrific speech at the Hudson Institute that Chairman Genachowski has circulated a draft order which would initiate a geographically limited trial gradually permitting VoIP providers to get direct access to telephone numbers without having to go through a local exchange carrier.  This is a great development on…

Posted March 8, 2013 • 52 comments

Before I get into the legislative weeds of the DMCA (don’t worry, the acronym will be fully explained below), I want to be completely clear that AT&T’s policy is to unlock our customers’ devices if they’ve met the terms of their service agreements and we have the unlock code. It’s a straightforward policy, and we…

Posted March 1, 2013

By John Schulz, AT&T Director of Sustainability Operations Over the last 20 years we’ve experienced a communications revolution. The ways in which people are connected globally radically changed, bringing with it change to the way we live, work and play. As people-to-people communication evolves, a new evolution is gaining momentum, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication. M2M technology…

Posted February 20, 2013

Attribute the following to an AT&T spokesperson: “AT&T is pleased that the FCC has adopted technical standards designed to protect our customers from interference caused by signal boosters while allowing well-designed boosters to remain in the marketplace.  For these standards to be most effective, however, it is important that they are coupled with appropriate enforcement…

Posted February 20, 2013

Attribute the following to an AT&T spokesperson: “Clearing and auctioning spectrum below 3 GHz for exclusive, licensed use must remain a priority for the U.S. Government as we continue to seek ways to address the growing spectrum crunch and the ever growing demand for mobile broadband services.  However, freeing up spectrum for unlicensed uses can…