• AT&T's Desperate Shot at Netflix, Online Video

    Josh Levy
    March 17, 2011

    Unlimited data? It's so 2010. For AT&T, the future is in data caps.

    That's why this week, in line with its recently announced wireless data plan caps, AT&T announced it will limit the amount of data its DSL and UVerse broadband subscribers can access per month.

  • Al-Jazeera, Roku and the Future of Online Video

    Josh Levy
    February 9, 2011

    When the political upheaval in Egypt erupted late last month, many Americans hoped their cable news networks would be quick to cover the unfolding events. Instead, outlets like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News failed to cover the crisis in Egypt at all, and then struggled to play catch-up with international news organizations.

  • Verizon iBandAid Doesn't Fix Wireless Industry

    Josh Levy
    January 20, 2011

    Think there’s more competition in the wireless industry, and thus better deals for consumers, just because Verizon is now carrying the iPhone? It's doubtful.

    The truth is, right now the carrier cartel is squeezing consumers as much as - if not more than - ever before, and the sense of competition between them is a fallacy.

  • Slam Poetry and Stories Shine at New Mexico Internet Hearing

    Josh Levy
    November 17, 2010

    Last night, more than 400 people attended a hearing on the Future of the Internet in Albuquerque to share their stories about living without broadband, as well as their concerns about losing free speech online, with Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps.

  • Ten Ways Your Mobile Company Tried to Scr*w You in 2010

    Josh Levy
    October 7, 2010

    According to the Chinese calendar, it’s the year of the Golden Tiger. But for mobile users in the US, 2010 is the Year Wireless Carriers Tried to Screw You.

  • Stop the Text Tax

    Josh Levy
    September 21, 2010

    Two pieces of news this week confirm that T-Mobile is doing its best to overtake Verizon as the least consumer-friendly wireless carrier in the US.

  • Jailbreaking Your iPhone: Now Perfectly Legal

    Josh Levy
    July 26, 2010

    The Library of Congress made a big, unexpected decision today, announcing that users who unlock or jailbreak their mobile phones are within the legal clear — they're not violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. It's a big win for openness.

  • Stay Classy, AT&T

    Josh Levy
    June 25, 2010

    The halcyon days of AT&T’s unlimited data plan for the iPhone and the iPad are long gone.

  • Verizon Brings on the Data Caps

    Josh Levy
    June 18, 2010

    It's not unexpected, but it's still frustrating. BusinessWeek is reporting that Verizon will soon end its unlimited data rates for mobile phones.

  • Your iPhone Is Political

    Josh Levy
    June 17, 2010

    There's simply no way to improve upon the headline for Ryan Singel's post in Wired this week: "Wireless Oligopoly Is Smother of Invention."

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