Data can generally travel the speed of light unless networks are congested. When there’s congestion, usually the cheapest and best thing is simply to add capacity generally, not to prioritize certain sites over others. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
The FCC should obviously not propose bad rules that will be struck down; it should propose good rules that will be upheld. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
In 1984, the Federal Trade Commission released a report that explained why taxis could charge customers exorbitant prices for dismal service. The simple reason, according to the 176-page study: lack of competition in the market. The culprit: local governments. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
In 2011, mobile data traffic in the United States was eight times the size of the entire global Internet in 2000. That’s traffic. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
Political institutions are fair game in political debates in a democracy. Nothing is more fair game, in fact, than political matters of public concern. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
Courts are supposed to interpret laws to avoid ‘absurd results’ and to avoid constitutional problems – such as infringing on the free speech rights of Americans. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
The first-sale doctrine reflects basic common sense – and follows from the logic of treating copyrights and other ‘intellectual property’ with no more protection than regular property. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
In the post-industrial economy, ideas and great minds often provide far greater return on investment than any other resources or capital investments. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
A report released by the Partnership for a New American Economy and the Partnership for New York City predicts that by 2018, there will be 800,000 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs in the United States that require a master’s degree or higher – and only around 550,000 American-graduates with this training. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
Encourage public schools to teach American children how to code just after they learn to multiply. Marvin Ammori Read Quote
