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Steve Effros
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12/17/2025
Effros: Your Turn
OK, it’s the last column of the year, and most folks expect either a retrospective or a guesstimate at what’s going to happen in the next year. I’m going to do a little of both, but I’m going to put the onus on you, dear reader, to decide what you think is going to happen.
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10/15/2025
Effros: Utility Competition
In a conversation I had with him many years ago, John Malone, then CEO of Telecommunications Inc (TCI)—the largest cable company at the time—asked if I thought we could get “Washington” to regulate cable as a “public utility.”
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09/18/2025
Effros: In Defense of Decisionmakers
I was going to title this column “in defense of regulators,” but the same fundamental problem faced by regulators is confronting almost all decisionmakers, especially those who are responsible for long-range planning and commitments.
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09/03/2025
Effros: Don’t Call Me!
I guess it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it looks like we’re yet again going down the rabbit hole of needlessly confusing the television viewing public.
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08/20/2025
Effros: What’s In a Name?
In our business, name changes seem to be a constant. The latest being MSNBC becoming MS NOW.
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08/06/2025
Effros: Try It, You’ll Like It
I’d normally write this at the end of a column: “try it, you’ll like it!” The “it” is turning off all your interconnected devices for a day.