Is piracy through analog audio/video ports a serious threat or an unproven myth? Digital Society has conducted research that shows that the threat is real.

We’ve had our turn knocking down the Berkman broadband study and even responded to Yochai Benkler’s response, but Mark Goldberg has done a great job of summarizing the latest brutal critiques.

Wireless networks are vastly different from wired networks in terms of the underlying technology and economics that support these networks. Wireless networks have always been regulated differently, so why is that being changed now?

Google and Skype hates it when device makers try to exercise control and implement restrictions on their platforms and they often cry foul to the regulators and media when they don’t get their way. But what happens when Google and Skype do the same thing to device makers?

Digital Society Q&A Podcast Episode #2 Length: 12min 39sec Topic: What is true neutrality in the network? Subscribe to the shows RSS feed here. OR Download a copy here. Show notes: George Ou – What is true neutrality in the network?

Broadband for America “Mobile Broadband & Implications for Broadband Competition and Adoption” William Lehr (MIT) You can find a PDF copy of the paper in its entirety here. Dr. William Lehr reviews mobile broadband infrastructure, business models, usage models, and coming technologies that will allow mobile Internet to be a competitive force.  Wireless broadband is [...]

The word “neutral” has a natural appeal because it represents what is fair and good. So when we label a movement “Net Neutrality”, it is naturally perceived as something fair and good. But when Net Neutrality is defined as a first come first serve unmanaged network, it is often anything but fair and good.

Rural Broadband: Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving the Vision McLean & Brown September, 2009 You can find a PDF copy of the paper in its entirety here. McLean and Brown examine the complexities and hurdles that must be faced to pursue broadband expansion to all Americans.  The argument is made that to be successful, reforms must [...]

Free Press’ Chris Riley responded to our dismantling of his anti-prioritization paper by claiming that we had no “proof” despite the fact that sound engineering theory was used to debunk their uninformed assertions. But we will oblige by providing scientific data on to eliminate all doubt.

Americans have the most choice in wireless providers and they pay the least per minute of cell phone use, yet some pundits and academics see something wrong with the American cellular industry. Is their anger justified, or are they too removed from reality?