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“FCC Plays Fast and Loose with the Law…Again,” The Hill, Dec 8, 2011. Larry digs deeper into the FCC’s draft AT&T/T-Mobile report, and finds evidence in a footnote that politics played a disturbing and possibly illegal role in making the deal look worse on paper. This op-ed for The Hill was the paper’s most-read article for the week. |
Forbes/Strategic Plan
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“A Strategic Plan for the FCC: The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be,” Forbes, Dec 5, 2011. In a widely quoted analysis, Larry dusts off a 1999 strategic plan prepared by then FCC Chairman William Kennard and finds it still remarkably relevant to today’s problems at the agency. |
CNET/FCC Reform
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“FCC: Ready for Reform Yet?” , CNET News.com, Dec 1, 2011. For CNET, Larry comments on the FCC’s disturbing decision to release an unfinished draft of its staff report on the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, just as Congress is considering extensive reform of the wayward agency. |
Forbes/Revolt
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“The Revolt Against Congress’s New Internet Piracy Proposals” , Forbes, Nov. 28, 2011. Larry’s review of the rising opposition in Silicon Valley to Congressional meddling with core Internet engineering to respond to concerns about media piracy was widely quoted and republished. It was featured on The Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital. |
WSJ/Revolt
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“Horror Show: Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley” , The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 28, 2011. Larry’s coverage of SOPA and PIPA is quoted by the Wall Street Journal’s Gordon Crovitz in a seminal article on the growing divide between old and new media and efforts to use the law to mediate it. |
NewsHouse/Domain Seizures
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“How Effective is Justice Department Crackdown on Counterfeit Goods Dealers?” , PBS Newshour, Nov. 30, 2011. Host Gwen Ifill moderated a debate on domain name seizures, SOPA and PIPA between Larry and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the PBS Newshour. |
