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FCC chairman warns of "looming spectrum crisis" for wireless devices.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i16vlm3iDn2BQOr_qHdxxk4Q_qTAD9B6LPNG2

Well, Thomas Malthus warned more than 200 years ago of a food crisis as the industrial revolution expanded populations, and that did not happen either. So don't bet against technology. Incresed efficiency in wireless data protocols trumps spectrum capacity all the time.

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Jealous geeks in $2 billion wrestling match over Skype.

http://gawker.com/5362690/jealous-geeks-in-2-billion-wrestling-match-over-skype

founders

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All European Roads Lead Back to Skype.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125115430328254997.html?mod=rss_whats_news_technology

As eBay looks to offload Skype, the executives who sold the Internet telecom firm to eBay have formed the hub of a European network of investors and executives that they hope will rival and even exceed the one in Silicon Valley.

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Newsflash to FCC: The iPhone is a closed platform, and consumers love it.

http://techliberation.com/2009/08/02/newsflash-to-fcc-iphone-is-a-closed-platform-and-consumers-love-it/

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Telecom bandwidth still a commodity. Qwest can't sell long-distance network assets.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124446500917293923.html

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