Neutrality program. The key takeaway, protection of an open internet and regulating the internet as utility. He writes in an oped at wired magazine online, im submitting to my colleagues the strongest open internet protections ever proposed by the fcc. These enforceable rules will ban paid prioritization and the blocking and throttling of lawful content and services. I propose to fully apply for the First Time Ever those bright line rules to mobile broad band. I spoke with chris lewis and doug break. Not a lot of big surprising news, but i must say that i think it is a disappointing move. It is largely an overblown response into a narrow question of what sort of Legal Authority that at the need to police the open internet. I am disappointed. You are disappointed because they are trying to change what disappoints you about it . Title two, there are all sorts of legal entities we crossed into. A big part of the open question is how the fcc will do the forbearance process . There are prov
In u. S. History is on the books. One big winner was dish network and. Here is the controversy. This is a big business with 14 billion in sales. They used loopholes to get a Small Business price break in the auction. They claimed 3 billion in discounts. The fcc director is livid. The results were amazing. They showed once again that Consumers Want and need better wireless connectivity. I think its too early to say what to make of the winning bidders. They have a lot of spectrum. When you look at their use of this loophole to qualify as a Small Business, partnering with some entities, you have seen this coming . I dont think anybody could see it coming to this extent. That is part of whats creating such outrage. Its a front to wireless entrepreneurs for whom these discounts were intended to go. Claiming 3 billion worth of discounts makes a mockery of the program. What was the purpose . What was it intended to do . Congress directed the fcc to set up a program to help small entrepreneurs
In general had another blow out day wednesday. With the dow up 108 and the nasaq 32. Gold fell 4 dollars. While oil cruised above 94 dollar. Good for a two week high. Also making news jcpenney plans to close 33 Underperforming Stores and cut 2,000 jobs in its latest turnaround effort. The retailer is also bringing back Commission Pay for certain positions. And yahoo coo Henrique De Castro is leaving the Internet Company effective today. Todd horwitz of average joe options joins us on this thursday morning for a check on the markets. Good morning todd. Good morning angie. Weve had a big down day. Weve had 2 big up days. Im hearing this is a traders dream. The action is good. Its nice when we get volatility. Volatility is a very forgiving item so when trades go wrong you have a chance to get out. So yes the ups and downs are great for traders. What would be your reaction to the feds beige book that came out yesterday . I think it was fairly muted. I think the market had basically no reac
Global warming hoax proving weather. Every nation has leaders that fail to live up to the integrity of their office. Whether its greed, incompetence or an insatiable need to smoke crack. To be fair this is before mayor rob ford sought help. This is from two nights ago in toronto. [speaking incoherently] jon its interesting canada has two official languages and i believe that was neither of them. [laughter] of course back here in the states its the governors currently sucking the glass palm beach metaphorically. New accusations against chris christie. Former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnell and his wife face criminal charges. Jon both are juicy. The allegedly bullying the governor of the state where i grew up. Or the allegedly corrupt governor of state i went to college. Last time christie childly boxed traffic. What did they do this time . Hoboken mayor dawn zimmer said that the Lieutenant Governor thriferred what she called a threat on the governors behalf to withhold sandy relief fund
God forsaken evening with this Global Warming hoax proving weather. Every nation has leaders that fail to live up to the integrity of their office. Whether its greed, incompetence or an insatiable need to smoke crack. To be fair this is before mayor rob ford sought help. This is from two nights ago in toronto. [speaking incoherently] jon its interesting canada has two official languages and i believe that was neither of them. [laughter] of course back here in the states its the governors currently sucking the glass palm beach metaphorically. New accusations against chris christie. Former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnell and his wife face criminal charges. Jon both are juicy. The allegedly bullying the governor of the state where i grew up. Or the allegedly corrupt governor of state i went to college. Last time christie childly boxed traffic. What did they do this time . Hoboken mayor dawn zimmer said that the Lieutenant Governor thriferred what she called a threat on the governors behal