TechBytes

As Congress and the FCC consider calls from activist groups demanding restrictions on how network companies manage their networks, they should begin with the understanding that Internet bandwidth, like everything else, is a scarce commodity and must be managed to give businesses and consumers the kind of speedy and robust Internet that we have all come to depend on—both now and in the future.

Ask any police officer in any state, county or city in America and they will tell you that they have the authority to pull over any driver who is driving erratically.

The fate of this year's patent reform bill in the Senate is still unclear.

A House Commerce and Energy Subcommittee chairman has announced that hearings will be held in the spring to examine the “competition and consumer privacy issues raised by mergers of Internet firms.

It’s surprising the degree to which technology issues have NOT been a part of the presidential race.

In a speech earlier this week, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps outlined his vision for how the wireless phone market ought to work, as opposed to how it works today.

The “innovation agenda,” a promised commitment to keep America globally competitive, was discussed ad naseum on Capitol Hill a year ago as various politicians tried to prove they were committed to innovation and the future of the country.

Recently, a number of news stories have been complaining about the wireless industry.

Video franchise reform efforts are sweeping the country.

Health information technology (HIT) has become all the rage.