Stories by Gautham Nagesh:
May 8, 2013
Lawmakers and regulators are at odds over the best way to satisfy the public’s growing demand for wireless data. Both have made finding more spectrum to expand mobile broadband networks a priority, but members of Congress are pushing for the immediate sale of a valuable chunk of federal airwaves, while the Obama administration appears more concerned with long-term planning.
May 8, 2013
Because spectrum is such a scarce resource, almost every usable chunk of airwaves in the United States is accounted for and occupied by either federal or private users.
April 29, 2013
Senate aides will learn more this week about the prosecution that supporters blame for causing the death of Internet “hacktivist” Aaron Swartz.
April 17, 2013
A “multi-stakeholder model” governs the Internet, but what does that really mean?
April 17, 2013
The House Energy and Commerce Committee overwhelmingly backed a seemingly unremarkable bill Wednesday designed to prevent foreign governments from taking greater control of the Internet. But it’s what isn’t included in the legislation that is the most revealing.
March 20, 2013
At just 25 years old, Derek Khanna has learned how quickly fortunes can change in Washington.
March 20, 2013
When the White House embraced an online petition earlier this month to legalize cellphone unlocking, it marked another key milestone in the rising importance of technology policy issues.
March 6, 2013
Any law that attempts to limit the amount of violence in media would have to pass a high bar: the First Amendment.
March 6, 2013
Does exposing children to violence in TV shows, movies and video games increase their odds of violent behavior later on?
Feb. 13, 2013
The mood was understandably somber when friends and well-wishers gathered last week to pay tribute to the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz. A host of speakers, including members of Congress from both parties, lamented the wasted talent of the 26-year-old prodigy who dedicated his life to the liberation of information.
Feb. 13, 2013
Demand Progress Executive Director David Segal didn’t set out to build a grass-roots movement of Internet activists, but after the death of his close friend Aaron Swartz, he may not have a choice.
Dec. 17, 2012
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., turned to the online community on Reddit last month for help with legislation she is drafting to try to slow down the government’s seizure of website domains accused of copyright infringement.
Dec. 17, 2012
Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s interest in tech policy runs deep. A lifelong Bay Area resident, the California Democrat took programming classes during her college days at Stanford and has spent the past 18 years representing a Silicon Valley district.
