Thank Julius Genachowski for giving us a better mobile Internet

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[Commentary] Close observers of the wireless industry might be wondering whether this was opposite week. Since when do mobile carriers go out of their way to offer their customers more functions and substantially cheaper service? That's easy: Since the end of June, when Julius Genachowski became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He's the most technologically aware FCC chairman ever to occupy the job. In particular, he understands what has made the Internet such a successful platform for innovation: It was designed to avoid favoring any particular application. In the few months since he took over the FCC, Genachowski has set a new tone for the agency, promising to rein in any companies that try to restrict what people can do on their Internet lines. In August, he surprised the tech industry by demanding an explanation from Apple for its rejection of Google Voice. Late in September, he argued for new rules to make sure Internet service providers obey the FCC's network-neutrality principles.


Thank Julius Genachowski for giving us a better mobile Internet