Telecommunications

Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski - The logo of the U.S. National Security Agency on the display of an iPhone in Berlin, June 7, 2013

Opinion

Reported NSA Infiltration of Google and Yahoo Shocks Former Spooks

October 30, 2013, Shane Harris, Noah Shachtman and John Hudson

Shane Harris, Noah Shactman and John Hudson report that technology industry executives are furious over revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) compromised the data centers of Google and Yahoo. The news could cost U.S. technology firms as much as $35 billion dollars over the next three years in lost foreign business, write the authors, not to mention customer trust.

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Blog Post

The 10 Traits of Globally Fluent Metro Areas: International Connections in a Global Era

August 9, 2013, Adie Tomer | comments
Blog Post

Would Ben Franklin Trade Liberty for Wiretapping?

June 12, 2013, Benjamin Wittes | comments
Opinion | Lawfare

Reaction to NSA Surveillance of U.S. Citizens’ Phone Records

June 6, 2013, Wells C. Bennett and Benjamin Wittes
Past Event

Building Trust in the Global Supply Chain

April 18, 2013
Opinion | Inter-American Dialogue's Latin America Advisor

What Will the Proposed Telecom Overhaul Mean for Mexico?

March 25, 2013, Andrés Rozental
In the News

15 years ago in this country, we thought that [telecommuting] was the death of distance and that it was just going to ruin cities and we didn't see that at all. We see that people really do benefit from face-to-face conversations. Face-to-face conversations are going to be critical for many, many metropolitan jobs. There are many jobs that will require you to be face-to-face. Telecommuting does have a role [but] it's not going to solve all of our problems.
March 10, 2013, Robert Puentes, WTOP Washington
Paper

Bound to Fail: Why Cyber Security Risk Cannot Be "Managed" Away

February 2013, Ralph Langner and Perry Pederson
Opinion | Billboard

The Satellite Question: Why SiriusXM Should Pay Higher Performance Royalties to Artists

February 22, 2013, John Villasenor
Book

The Need for Speed
A New Framework for Telecommunications Policy for the 21st Century

2013, Robert E. Litan and Hal J. Singer
Past Event

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program

January 16, 2013