Tag Archives: AT&T

State of Telecommunications

Posted on March 2, 2015 by George Mattathil

First, Tom Wheeler, the Federal Communication Commission Chairman, must be congratulated for adroitly navigating the “net neutrality” whirlpools [2] and positioning the FCC as the champion of “fast, fair and open” internet. However, there is a risk that future FCC may … Continue reading →

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Financialization in telecom

Posted on September 15, 2014 by George Mattathil

The normal role for finance in the economy is to facilitate trade and production efficiently. Through these transactions profits are generated. However, due to dysfunctional factors, it can become more profitable to use financial methods to generate profits without trade … Continue reading →

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Maybe AT&T should fully divest from the communication industry

Posted on February 10, 2014 by George Mattathil

AT&T, by vigorously pursuing innovation, developed a patent to help manage the people who are not using the networks properly. The invention is currently a patent application to better manage “bandwidth abuse” [2, 3]. This is interesting at many levels. … Continue reading →

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What is strange about the telecom industry?

Posted on February 3, 2014 by George Mattathil

The FCC has unanimously voted to allow AT&T to conduct trials to turn off the phone network. It must be puzzling, at least to those who are unfamiliar with telecom industry inner workings. In normal markets, you hardly ever have … Continue reading →

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