Category Archives: Media

Forbes/Best Buy

“Why Best Buy is Going out of Business…Gradually,” Forbes, Jan. 2, 2012. Larry’s provocative article on dwindling prospects for the consumer electronics retailer created unprecedented buzz, generating more page views in the week it appeared than actual visitors to Best Buy stores. Thousands of customers posted comments at Forbes, Reddit, and other sites to tell their own horror stories of a company that appears to have traded market share for customer service.

Forbes/Qualcomm

“FCC Changes its Mind About Spectrum,” Forbes, Dec 23, 2011. With approval of the AT&T/Qualcomm deal, Larry discovers that the change in spectrum policy that poisoned the T-Mobile analysis turns out never to have happened, raising even more questions about the agency’s dangerous turn away from its independent charter. Reprinted at The Daily Caller.

CNET/OPEN

“Lawmakers Unveil Sensible Alternative to SOPA,” CNET News.com, Dec 8, 2011. Larry evaluates the OPEN Act, an alternative to SOPA proposed by a surprising bi-partisan coalition that includes Rep. Darrell Issa, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, and other innovation-friendly members of Congress.

Hill/Spectrum Screen

“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

“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

“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.