Monthly Archives: September 2007

Back and away.

OK, so I’m back from Berlin and Munich, but still behind on post. Right now, I’m in DC attending the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference… Should be interesting.

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Tidbit #2: Cellphone users out number landline users

The threshold everyone in telecom was waiting for, looks like to have arrived, as mobile users overtake landline users. Mediamark Research Inc. announced the results of a study, finding that 84.5% of people surveyed have landlines in their homes, while … Continue reading

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Univision beats out the networks.

Quick tidbit from media bistro, via biz.yahoo. Nielsen has started combining Hispanic station rating with the English-speaking ones. Spanish language channel Univision beat out all five networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW) in its first week as combined. I’m … Continue reading

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A little cross posting: flow article on Kevin Martin and the FCC

Image source: fcc.gov I got a little behind writing here the last week, because my spare time writing was taken up by finishing my flow column on Kevin Martin, the chairperson of the FCC. It’s up, so I thought I’d … Continue reading

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Repetual Underdogs Innovation Cycle

Image soure: wikipedia Americans love the underdog. Remember when seven years ago Google was a small startup, founded two smart guys from Standford? We has the same warm and fuzzy feelings about Microsoft in the 80s, when Bill Gates was … Continue reading

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