Tom Wheeler

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The consequences of social media’s giant experiment

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Joe Biden a paru jeudi se rapprocher légèrement de la victoire à l'élection présidentielle aux Etats-Unis, dont l'issue dépend désormais d'une poignée d'Etats dans lesquels les écarts sont extrêmement minces et se resserrent au fur et à mesure du dépouillement, contesté par Donald Trump, qui promet de mener une bataille juridique tous azimuts pour conserver la Maison blanche. /Photos prises le 4 novembre 2020/REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Carlos Barria

With only 11 weeks, a transition delayed is a transition denied

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden boards his campaign plane for travel to Miami at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid REFILE - CORRECTING DATE

TechTank Podcast Episode 8: What will tech policy look like in the next administration?

Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell M. West, and Tom Wheeler

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris hold a virtual meeting with members of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Advisory Board" in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Transitioning tech policy in an existential crisis

Monday, November 9, 2020

A Google sign is pictured on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google will not stop Big Tech’s abuses

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

A mobile phone mast with 5G technology is pictured at the 5G Mobility Lab of telecommunications company Vodafone in Aldenhoven, Germany, November 27, 2018. Picture taken November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen - RC18E49931E0

Is spectrum shortage a thing of the past?

Monday, October 5, 2020

A man inspects the Apple iPhone 6 Plus at an electronics store in Mumbai, India, July 23, 2015. With only a tiny share of the world's fastest-growing major smartphone market, Apple Inc is stepping up its push into India, with a first targeted TV advertising campaign, expanded retail network and promotional financing schemes. To match APPLE-INDIA/ REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui - GF10000167811

The need for regulation of big tech beyond antitrust

Tom Wheeler, Phil Verveer, and Gene Kimmelman

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

General view of the U.S. head office of TikTok in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

TechTank Podcast Episode 4: Should Trump ban TikTok and WeChat?

Darrell M. West, Nicol Turner Lee, and Tom Wheeler

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Khila Harris (from left), 15, Eric Harris, 12, and Kaylee Jones, 9, work on their laptops on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, from their home in Memphis.083120 Scsfirstday 13 Msg

The broadband industry steps up to connect students when the FCC will not

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Flyers are posted on the doors of Deming Public School bus 68 near the Mexican border in Columbus, NM. The flyers give students the username and password for internet access and also remind students to wear masks.Bus2

Broadband in red and blue states: Three solutions to low-income internet access

Wednesday, September 9, 2020