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Bob Miron, a pioneer of the cable television era, recently passed away at 89. But his true legacy isn’t the golden age of television—it’s the physical infrastructure that now traps millions in uncompetitive broadband markets. We aren’t just mourning a builder; we’re living in the monopoly he helped construct.
The $21 billion broadband fund wasn’t just stolen—it was weaponized. This isn’t another corruption story; it’s a constitutional stress test. When the executive can seize congressionally approved funds and then go mute, every federal program becomes vulnerable. The silence is the real scandal, and it sets a precedent that threatens democratic oversight itself.
The U.S. grid has up to 300 GW of latent capacity — equivalent to hundreds of power plants — trapped behind outdated software and conservative management. No new construction needed. No decade-long permitting battles. Just code. While the energy industry argues about gas vs. solar vs. nuclear, the cheapest, fastest solution is already hiding in plain sight: optimizing what we already have.
The FCC just killed the fee transparency rule, letting ISPs hide real prices behind fake advertised numbers. This isn’t deregulation—it’s a permission slip for deception. The twist: the current FCC is so anti-consumer that it makes Ajit Pai look reasonable. Your internet bill is about to get more confusing, and that’s exactly what the industry wanted.
Amazon’s LEO constellation isn’t just about broadband — it’s a planetary-scale edge computing network that will bypass telecoms and connect directly to AWS. As the constellation nears 400 satellites, the looming duopoly with SpaceX threatens to centralize control of global internet infrastructure in two corporate hands.