International regulation menaces Internet freedomMike Montgomery
Silicon Valley is the king of Internet innovation. But that doesn’t mean the valley can ignore sovereign powers — particularly when their actions could threaten its lifeblood: global Internet freedom....
View ArticleWe Could End Up Striking Out On Spectrum
There’s no doubt fall is a great season for sports fans. With the MLB playoffs and football season around the corner, fantasy drafts, trash-talking and tailgate recipe research is in full swing...
View ArticleWhy the iPhone Economy Is Drawing Silicon Valley Deeper Into Washington Politics
Anyone looking for evidence that the esoteric and wonky is becoming increasingly important in mainstream politics need look no further than the theatrical launch of the iPhone 5. Preorders for the...
View ArticleStatement from Executive Director Mike Montgomery on New California Tech Laws
“I am pleased that Governor Jerry Brown has signed a multitude of forward-thinking tech bills into law. In particular, SB 1161 is an important law that will provide regulatory certainty in California...
View ArticleWhy Public Policy is Critical to the Communications Revolution
In Silicon Valley local issues and global issues are often closely linked. It’s inevitable in a region where home grown high-tech is creating groundbreaking changes across the globe and supporting an...
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$14 Billion Additional Investment in Broadband Networks Means Big Things for...
For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Contact: Mike Montgomery mike@calinnovates.org 415-494-8626 $14 Billion Additional Investment in Broadband Networks Means Big Things for Consumers...
View ArticleCALinnovates to Host “Sticky WCIT: Is This the End of the Internet?”
**MEDIA ADVISORY** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 19, 2012 Contact: Mike Montgomery mike@calinnovates.org 415-494-8626 CALinnovates to Host “Sticky WCIT: Is This the End of the Internet?”...
View Article2012 is the Year of the Internet, Again, But Could it be its Last?
If you can believe it, the end of 2012 is fast approaching. Some of us filled with glee; some of us filled with anxiety that the holidays and New Year are just around the corner. But the end of 2012...
View ArticleSticky WCIT: Is this the End of the Internet – Live Recording
On Tuesday, Novemeber 27, 2012 CALinnovates partnered with the Stanford Law School to bring together a panel of experts to discuss the upcoming World Conference on International Communications in Dubai...
View ArticleMike Montgomery: Two Internets may be reality after United Nations treaty
Back in 2000, George W. Bush was lambasted for butchering the English language by making up the word “Internets.” He may have unintentionally predicted the future of the Web, which, under its current...
View ArticleCALinnovates and California-Based Tech Groups Ask FCC to Speed Modernization...
CALinnovates and California-Based Tech Groups Ask FCC to Speed Modernization of Nation’s Communications Networks Comment supports petition seeking national conversation on speeding up transition to...
View ArticleMike Montgomery: President Obama’s State of the Union Address Should Offer...
Today, speechwriters in the West Wing will put the finishing touches on President Obama’s State of the Union address. The State of the Union provides every President an unparalleled opportunity to...
View ArticleBroadband + Education = Bright Future
There was some good news on the education front, courtesy of The White House: “Today, President Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to take the steps necessary to build high-speed...
View ArticleCALinnovates Lauds Senate Confirmation of Wheeler and O’Rielly to FCC
Encourages new FCC Chairman and Commissioner to tackle spectrum auctions and IP Trials SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30, 2013 – CALinnovates today issued the following statements in light of the unanimous Senate...
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We Need Net Neutrality, but ‘30s Regs Aren’t the Way to Do It
I like the Internet. Cat Vids ← It brings us cat videos. And baby photos. And memes. It also brings education to the masses, health care to the hard to reach, and drives California’s economic engine....
View ArticleHow the FCC Can Save Net Neutrality and Still Ruin the Internet
Prolonged discussions of Federal Communications Commission regulations are typically about as stimulating as a fistful of Ambien — except when it comes to net neutrality. With the FCC poised to issue...
View ArticleHow the Ferguson Protests Convinced Me We Don’t Need Cell Phone Kill Switches
California Governor Jerry Brown just signed a bill that requires all smartphones sold in California to come with mandatory “kill switches.” A few weeks ago, I thought the bill was a seemingly harmless...
View ArticleWhy tech will back S.F. minimum-wage hike
by Mike Montgomery Will the Bay Area’s tech royalty back a big boost to the minimum wage in San Francisco? They should. And they will — once they see the numbers. Let me explain. Until recently, the...
View ArticleAllow Municipalities the Chance to Build Broadband Networks
After all, who better to know what a community needs than a local government? If elected officials recognize a need for better broadband access in their state, shouldn’t voters have the final say as to...
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