Yesterday Ukraine successfully held their most democratic elections in the history of their young independence. Observers from around the globe dispersed throughout the country and reported overall success in the election of 450 new members to Ukraine’s parliament. In the weeks leading up to the election, the recent change to election law and past issues of corruption were the topics of many debates. Coverage by | Read More »
In less than 2 weeks, Ukraine will hold a historical election with 36.7 million registered voters going to the polls. Their parliament, Verkhovna Rada, recently adopted a new electoral law that is more in line with international standards and builds on Ukraine’s successful efforts to move towards Westernization. The election, set for October 28th, will be a mixed voting system with 250 members of Verkhovna | Read More »
As tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, so does the price of oil and concerns that energy supplies from the region may be disrupted. U.S. dependence on Middle East oil has long been a topic of concern, with little being done to alleviate the situation. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said that he will move forward with the Keystone XL pipeline project that | Read More »
Wow: For a year FCC was tracking the movements of its speed testers without telling them! Privacy! Transparency!
Meanwhile the administration continues to try to do things on its own, without bothering to check that part of the Constitution that says how a bill becomes a law. Remember, the Lieberman-Collins Cybersecurity Act failed in the Senate. It has no business becoming an executive order. It also turns out that they are also looking to grab power when it comes to spectrum, which isn’t great news given the FCC’s obstruction and opposition to the use of efficient market allocation.
Read More »With the Cybersecurity Act on hold for now, it seems like a slow news week, so a quick one tonight. We’re in a spectrum crunch, and as long as the Obama administration is restricting spectrum allocation, including the critical secondary spectrum market that firms like Verizon and AT&T are trying to operate in, it’s not going to get better. The Obama FCC claims to get | Read More »
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