Drew Clark Archives

Inside the 700 MHz spectrum land grab

By Drew Clark Apr. 6, 2007, 3:30pm PT 13 Comments

Like a fresh spring breeze, new radio-frequency spectrum is in the air. It is so close that you can almost smell it – and seek to keep others away from it. The next big spectrum land grab is over 700 Megahertz (MHz.) It’s the promised land… Read More »

Patent Overhaul now on D.C. Agenda

By Drew Clark Mar. 28, 2007, 3:00am PT 5 Comments

When Democrats took control of Congress last election, the lobbyists for all the big technology and telecom companies in Washington pulled out their wish lists, ripped them up, and re-arranged their legislative priorities. Gone was the push for sweeping telecommunications legislation, hemispheric-wide free-trade agreements and limitations on… Read More »

Web 2.0 gives birth to Politics 2.0

By Drew Clark Mar. 19, 2007, 2:00pm PT 32 Comments

When it comes to adapting information technology, Washington is always about two years behind the rest of the country. So it makes sense that, finally, Web 2.0 is catching hold and gathering momentum here, in early 2007. Washington’s political operative and consulting class has been energized by… Read More »

Is Google Changing Its Position on Net Neutrality?

By Drew Clark Mar. 13, 2007, 4:00pm PT 31 Comments

Is Google, the foremost corporate advocate of net neutrality, doing a big fake? Have they succeeded in making everyone believe they will stand up to the Bell companies, even as the company cuts deals to become the preferred provider on a carrier’s network? It sure… Read More »

Why RIAA is Silent on XM-Sirius

By Drew Clark Mar. 5, 2007, 10:00am PT 9 Comments

The enemy of my enemy is my friend — sometimes. When XM and Sirius Satellite Radio announced their proposed merger two weeks ago, the first to oppose the union was the National Association of Broadcasters. If satellite radio didn’t compete with terrestrial radio, this merger would… Read More »

FTC Wants in on Net Neutrality Fight

By Drew Clark Feb. 26, 2007, 11:07am PT 5 Comments

Bell and cable companies have long wanted to move on from net neutrality, their 2006 policy debacle. But once Washington has grabbed hold of an issue, it can’t seem to let it go. I’m not talking about the Federal Communication Commission here. The big Bell companies currently… Read More »