The telco industry charges more, kilobyte by kilobyte, for sending a text message from your phone to next door than what it costs to…
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Free Market Failure: Telco Profit Margin On Data Roaming Exceeds One Million Per Cent
The profit margin for the telecom industry on mobile data roaming is in excess of one million per cent. On healthy and functioning markets,…
Read MoreLes opérateurs téléphoniques nous font payer 100 000 fois plus cher que nécessaire
Un rapport de l’OCDE passé relativement inaperçu explique pourquoi les opérateurs de téléphonies n’améliorent pas les connexions à Internet des entreprises et des particuliers…
Read MoreOECD: Telcos Overcharging By Five Orders Of Magnitude
A little-noticed report by the OECD sheds light on why the telco industry so forcefully prevents more and better internet connectivity to Europe’s entrepreneurs…
Read MoreThe Unitary Patent And Why We Should Be Worried
The Unitary Patent hasn’t been getting the attention it deserves. This is because we’re fighting off surveillance, attempts to take over the internet, and…
Read MoreEuropean Parliament Passes Resolution Against ITU Asserting Control Over Internet
Today, the European Parliament passed a resolution that condemns the upcoming attempt from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to assert control over the Internet,…
Read MoreLe Brésil dilapide ses atouts économiques en tuant les libertés civiles sur Internet
Mercredi dernier, le parlement brésilien a tué la charte des droits de l’Internet pourtant annoncée avec tant de fracas et louée par les entrepreneurs…
Read MoreBrasil Desperdiça Chance de Exercer Influência Geopolítica; Mata o Projeto de Lei do Marco Civil da Internet em Fiasco Político
Ontem, o congresso brasileiro efetivamente matou o tão anunciado Projeto de Lei de Direitos da Internet, o Marco Civil, que tinha sido elogiado por…
Read MoreBrazil Squanders Chance At Geopolitical Influence; Kills Internet Rights Bill In Political Fiasco
Yesterday, the Brazilian parliament effectively killed the much-heralded Internet Bill of Rights, the Marco Civil, that had been praised by entrepreneurs and free-speech activists…
Read MoreSzerzői jog helyett jutalékjog, avagy tegyük feleslegessé a kalózkodást
A szabadalmi és a szerzői jogok bármiféle reformjával csak annyit érhetünk el, hogy valamivel kevésbé borzadályossá tesszük azokat, de végül úgyis fel kell majd…
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