Wetmachine http://www.wetmachine.com A group blog on telecom policy, software, science, technology, and writing Wed, 16 May 2012 23:05:38 +0000 en hourly 1 Meanwhile, Back in the Real World — Hunger on Martha’s Vineyard http://my-thoughts-exactly.wetmachine.com/meanwhile-back-in-the-real-world-hunger-on-marthas-vineyard/ http://my-thoughts-exactly.wetmachine.com/meanwhile-back-in-the-real-world-hunger-on-marthas-vineyard/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:47:31 +0000 John http://wetmachine.com/?p=2905 Dear Wife is in Philadelphia for the “Beyond Hunger: Real People, Real Solutions”  conference. Right about now she’s sitting on a panel about “hidden hunger” in communities that are perceived to be affluent.

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]]> http://my-thoughts-exactly.wetmachine.com/meanwhile-back-in-the-real-world-hunger-on-marthas-vineyard/feed/ 0 CISPA Passes House, But I See Reasons For Optimism — Lessons From 2006 And How to COPE With A House Defeat. http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/cispa-passes-house-but-i-see-reasons-for-optimism-lessons-from-2006-and-how-to-cope-with-a-house-defeat/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/cispa-passes-house-but-i-see-reasons-for-optimism-lessons-from-2006-and-how-to-cope-with-a-house-defeat/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:50:31 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2898 In the face of a remarkably successful public outcry, the House Republican leadership moved up the vote on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) by a full day and amended it to make it even more awful…

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/cispa-passes-house-but-i-see-reasons-for-optimism-lessons-from-2006-and-how-to-cope-with-a-house-defeat/feed/ 3 Verizon/SpectrumCo: Spectrum Gap v. Spectrum Crunch, Why Competition Is Actually Worse Off If Verizon Swaps AWS For 700 MHz (Part III) http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/verizonspectrumco-spectrum-gap-v-spectrum-crunch-why-competition-is-actually-worse-off-if-verizon-swaps-aws-for-700-mhz-part-iii/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/verizonspectrumco-spectrum-gap-v-spectrum-crunch-why-competition-is-actually-worse-off-if-verizon-swaps-aws-for-700-mhz-part-iii/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:25:09 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2897 For those just joining, Part I recounted how Verizon suddenly encountered unusually strong headwinds in its effort to acquire AWS-1 spectrum from the cable consortium known as SpectrumCo (Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House) along with the AWS-1 spectrum …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/verizonspectrumco-spectrum-gap-v-spectrum-crunch-why-competition-is-actually-worse-off-if-verizon-swaps-aws-for-700-mhz-part-iii/feed/ 0 Verizon/SpectrumCo Spectrum Gap v. Spectrum Crunch — Verizon’s Brilliant Aikido Move (Part II) http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/verizonspectrumco-spectrum-gap-v-spectrum-crunch-verizons-brilliant-aikido-move-part-ii/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/verizonspectrumco-spectrum-gap-v-spectrum-crunch-verizons-brilliant-aikido-move-part-ii/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:01:46 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2896 When last we left our story, the good folks at Verizon had recognized that the FCC’s concerns around spectrum concentration, the “spectrum gap” between AT&T and Verizon and everyone else, had grown exponentially in the last few months as …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/verizonspectrumco-spectrum-gap-v-spectrum-crunch-verizons-brilliant-aikido-move-part-ii/feed/ 0 Verizon/SpectrumCo: The Spectrum Concentration Gap v. The Spectrum Crunch (Why VZ’s 700 MHz Divestiture Offer Doesn’t Help) Part I http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/verizonspectrumco-the-spectrum-concentration-gap-v-the-spectrum-crunch-why-vzs-700-mhz-divestiture-offer-doesnt-help-part-i/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/verizonspectrumco-the-spectrum-concentration-gap-v-the-spectrum-crunch-why-vzs-700-mhz-divestiture-offer-doesnt-help-part-i/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:49:34 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2895 Verizon has clearly studied everything AT&T did wrong last year when it tried to acquire T-Mobile. That includes staying alert for early signs of trouble and taking preemptive moves to keep the course of approval running smoothly. It also includes …

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]]> http://imagination-sinkhole.wetmachine.com/behind-the-bobo/feed/ 1 The Day The Public Interest Died: Media Access Project Shuts Its Doors After 40 Years of Public Service http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/the-day-public-interest-died-media-access-project-shuts-its-doors-after-40-years-of-public-service/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/the-day-public-interest-died-media-access-project-shuts-its-doors-after-40-years-of-public-service/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:24:05 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2884 Outside of our small world of telecom wonkery, few will notice that my old employer, The Media Access Project, announced that it will cease operations on May 1. After 40 years of fighting to protect the public interest, including …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/the-day-public-interest-died-media-access-project-shuts-its-doors-after-40-years-of-public-service/feed/ 6 Trayvon Martin and Toulouse http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/trayvon-martin-and-toulouse/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/trayvon-martin-and-toulouse/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:05:00 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2880 This is not telecom. But for the reasons I explain below, I have been struggling for days with the twin tragedies of the killing of Trayvon Martin and the killing of three Jewish children, a Rabbi, and three French soldiers …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/trayvon-martin-and-toulouse/feed/ 8 My Insanely Long Field Guide To The Verizon/SpectrumCo/Cox Deal. http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/my-insanely-long-field-guide-to-the-verizonspectrumcocox-deal/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/my-insanely-long-field-guide-to-the-verizonspectrumcocox-deal/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:37:07 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2824 The more I look, poke and prod at the VZ/SpectrumCo/Cox deal the more convinced I am that this becomes one of the defining moments in telecom for 2012 – possibly for the foreseeable future. If AT&T/T-Mo represented the last stand …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/my-insanely-long-field-guide-to-the-verizonspectrumcocox-deal/feed/ 1 Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka, mene täältä hiiteen — another economical reposting http://my-thoughts-exactly.wetmachine.com/heinasirkka-heinasirkka-mene-taalta-hiiteen-another-economical-reposting/ http://my-thoughts-exactly.wetmachine.com/heinasirkka-heinasirkka-mene-taalta-hiiteen-another-economical-reposting/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:10:33 +0000 John http://wetmachine.com/?p=2878 Don’t know why I’ve fallen into a Wetmachine non-posting funk; trying hard to get back in the swing of things. But even though I haven’t posted anything in a month or so, I’ll be Dang-blasted if I’ll let St. Urhu’s …

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