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05/06/2026
Effros: Policy, Politics and Profit
It’s hard writing about telecommunications these days. You can’t possibly understand all the ins and outs without forcing yourself to look at things from multiple angles, and even then, the picture is not terribly clear.
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01/07/2026
Effros: Fifty Years!
What’s notable to me is the repetition of issues, business plans and political maneuvering throughout the time.
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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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06/18/2025
Effros: Ten Years?
I’m not saying we should stop the development of AI. But I do know there’s reasonable concern, and to set up a situation where neither the states nor the federal government could expeditiously look at what might be needed, is a really bad idea.
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05/07/2025
Effros: Pendulums Break
when it comes to law and regulations, particularly in telecommunications, things get a little sticky. The underlying reason given for being more averse to blatant bias or discrimination has always been, especially in the context of broadcast law, that we’re dealing with a very limited commodity: the broadcast spectrum.
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04/02/2025
Effros: Invidious
It’s hard to read anything about telecommunications regulation, policy and politics these days without being introduced to the word “invidious.”