As tomorrow's FCC net neutrality vote looms, Ars has been sharing as much of our reporting on the topic as possible. And this week, a longtime reader nudged us about this classic on the FCC's ...

Analyzing the wave of innovation that resulted from an earlier battle to open telecom networks is a good way to judge how much lost innovation the end of Net Neutrality (1) can cause. I’m referring to ...

When I was growing up, the closest thing we had to a wireless phone was a cheap set of walkie-talkies that had a range of about 100 feet and the sound quality of the original telephone — at best. It’s ...

"I've been waiting 40 years, and thought nobody would ever ask me to come celebrate the Carterfone decision," declared former Federal Communications Commissioner Nicholas Johnson, speaking at a ...

Last time I noted a notable anniversary of a technology-related event, I was a few days early. This time I’m a week late from the 40 th-anniversary date. Hang with me, please; I’ll eventually get my ...

David Brodwin is a cofounder and board member of American Sustainable Business Council. Follow him on Twitter at @davidbrodwin. This week marks the 44th anniversary of the Federal Communications ...

In 1921, a small company in New York — you might call it a tech start-up — invented a solid-state device to ease the social discomfort occasioned by the advent of the telephone. The earliest phones ...