Timothy B. Lee
Former senior correspondent
Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee
Comcast and Time Warner Cable are America’s largest cable companies, and a new survey shows they’re also the least popular.
The deal won’t change the balance of power online — unlike Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable.
The New York Times has produced a brilliant report on reacting to the disruptive innovation of online news. But implementing its recommendations is going to be really hard.
AT&T wants to purchase DirecTV in a deal that would create the nation’s biggest pay TV company.
The FCC is considering regulations to bar ISPs from creating “fast lanes” on the internet. But the internet already has fast lanes and the regulations won’t do anything about it.
The FCC has voted on a new set of rules to protect net neutrality.
Activists are pressuring the Federal Communications Commission to beef up its net neutrality rules. But not everyone agrees with them.
In 2010, 74 Democrats signed a letter supporting the cable industry’s position on network neutrality. That number has shrunk to 20.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is considering a legal change that would give the agency more power to enact network neutrality regulations. The cable industry and its allies on Congress are organizing to prevent that.
Google’s lavish donations to conservative and libertarian think tanks has helped to foster a skeptical attitude toward strong copyright protections.