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05/07/2025
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.”
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02/19/2025
Effros: Fragmentation and Chaos
Unlike what’s going on at the national level, with extraordinary consolidation and random exercise of power creating the angst, at the local, individual TV viewer’s level it’s the fragmentation of the marketplace that’s creating the problem.
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01/08/2025
Effros: Predictions
There’s going to be lots to consider as we navigate through a new administration and court authority over regulation. Prediction: It’s not going to be pretty.
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11/13/2024
Effros: Not So Fast
My point here is not that I can foretell what’s going to happen. It’s that nobody can right now.
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09/18/2024
Effros: Relevance vs. Dominance
We’re starting to hear a lot about “relevant markets.” Why? Because our laws, particularly the original focus of the antitrust laws, still consider their application primarily to what is dubbed a “relevant market.”