Newspaper Articles – S.T. Karnick

Telecom Hardball--It's Good for Consumers

S.T. Karnick
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November 27, 2012
Another dispute between a TV content provider and a multipoint distributor has arisen,

Honig Gets It Half-Right

S.T. Karnick
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August 01, 2012
Speaking at his organization's 10th Annual Access to Capital and Telecommunications Policy conference as reported a

Cell Phone Customers Required to Pay for Free Phones

S.T. Karnick
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July 16, 2012
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If you own a cell phone, you're paying for someone else's phone as well, every month (h/t Patrick O'Meara).

Government Responsible for Bad TV

S.T. Karnick
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June 25, 2012
Writing in The American Spectator, author and cultural critic Daniel Flynn explains that cable and satellite TV subscribership is decreasing because of the awfulness of the programming, pa

Court Rejects Minnesota Youth Video Game Restriction

S.T. Karnick
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May 01, 2008
A federal appeals court has upheld a permanent injunction against a Minnesota law intended to discourage children under 17 from buying or renting video games classified as violent.

Indianapolis Mayor Is Ousted by Voters

S.T. Karnick
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January 01, 2008
In one of the biggest political upsets in the state's history, popular two-term Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson (D) lost to Republican candidate Greg Ballard, a political unknown, in the November

Whatever Happened to Media Consolidation?

S.T. Karnick
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November 01, 2006
Numerous writers and analysts have argued that large media conglomerates’ purchases of movie studios, magazines, and book publishing companies over the past four decades have had a deleterious effe

Florida Drops Gas Tax for Month of August

S.T. Karnick
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September 01, 2004
The state of Florida decided to give its taxpayers a couple of breaks during the month of August. For 31 days, the state cut its sales tax on gasoline, to the delight of local drivers.