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 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 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 MorePayright: A Copyright/Patent Reform Proposal To Make Piracy Obsolete
Copyright and patent monopolies can be reformed to be less terrible, but in the long-term they need to be reformed into smithereens with a…
Read MoreEuroparliament Scolds Visa, MasterCard, PayPal For Killing WikiLeaks Donations; Initiates Regulation
Today, the European Parliament ordered new legislation to regulate credit card companies’ ability to refuse service. This regulation follows the unilateral and rightless cutoff…
Read MoreYes, The Pirate Party Is A Silly Name, And That's Why It Works
“Pirate Party? Are you serious?” I hear that all the time when I’m canvassing. “With a name like that, how will you succeed?” Well,…
Read MoreWe Should Be Spending Billions Fighting Bathtubs, Not Terrorism
Every year, on average, 40 Europeans die in terrorist attacks. When you compare the policies and billions plown down into this number, you quickly…
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