[IP] Re: REMINDER: Reforming the FCC - January 5, 2009 with a comment by your editor

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Carl Malamud <carl@media.org>
Date: December 10, 2008 7:29:05 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] REMINDER: Reforming the FCC - January 5, 2009 with a  
comment by your editor

Hi Dave -

For IP if you wish.

On Dec 10, 2008, at 4:17 PM, David Farber wrote:

> I am "amused" by the  notable lack of sny  technologist among the  
> speakers or discussants. One of the failings of the FCC has been its  
> inability to develop a knowledge balance on its staff and leadership  
> between law/economics and technology even  though many of its  
> problems revolve about technological innovations.   I would claim  
> that unless this is addressed we will not have any meaningful reform  
> of the FCC.

Heh.  Well I have no K-street connections nor fancy conference centers  
to fill, so I'm forced to use the Internet.  I published 5 proposals  
which were sent to change.gov, the last one being sort of relevant to  
your FCC comments.

http://public.resource.org/change.gov/

You'll note most of my focus is on the GPO as I think that is actually  
a key agency if we are serious about transparency coming, at least  
partly, from government as a more effective and systematic publisher  
of its own works.  But, I couldn't resist trolling for mail from  
amateur radio aficionados with the rural internetification proposal.

Best regards,

Carl




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