The latest by:
Steve Effros
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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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10/01/2025
Effros: Definitions
today, some will retreat to the “liberal” and “conservative” corners and argue. But the results are bad in the long run whichever “side” you are on, because if we allow one or the other “side” to exclusively define the words, we’re all, eventually, in trouble.
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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.