Broadband

Your Internet Is Slow Because The Market Is Rigged. France Just Proved It.

France just hit 94.9% nationwide fiber coverage, while San Franciscans are still waiting ten years for a connection. The difference isn’t technology—it’s policy. France succeeded by unleashing a market disruptor, while the US suffers from regulatory capture that protects monopolies and kills competition. Your slow internet is a choice, not a technical limit.

The Real Legacy of Cable TV Is the Broadband Monopoly You’re Stuck With Today

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.

This $21 Billion Broadband Heist Isn’t Corruption. It’s a Constitutional Stress Test.

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.

Stop Building Power Plants. The Grid Already Has 300 GW Hiding in Plain Sight.

The U.S. grid has up to 300 GW of latent capacity — equivalent to hundreds of power plants — trapped behind outdated software and conservative management.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.

They Made Ajit Pai Look Good: The FCC’s War on Your Wallet

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.

The Quiet War in Space: Why Amazon’s 400 Satellites Terrify Me More Than Starlink

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.