The latest by:
Mike O'Rielly
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04/08/2026
O’Rielly TMT Whiteboard: USF’s Administration Problem
For the last few years, certain communications practitioners have been quite animated over the need to fix the FCC’s Universal Service Fund, focusing solely on the contributions side of the equation (i.e., the money collected from telecom companies, and ultimately consumers).
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03/11/2026
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Zero Out USDA’s Broadband Surplus
In light of progress in deploying BEAD funding and the network extensions to unserved Americans that will soon begin, USDA-related programs should be halted.
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02/11/2026
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Communications ‘UnAffordability’ A False Narrative
The communications industry delivers enormous value to consumers; its story on pricing and capabilities meets or exceeds that of almost every other industry sector.
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01/14/2026
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: The Absurdity of ‘Cookie’ Notifications
We have a massively popular commerce and research platform that routinely disrupts efficient outcomes in order to deliver gazillions of questionable cookie warnings. Can’t something be done to stop this silliness?
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12/10/2025
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Telemedicine’s Stumbling Blocks
By its nature, telemedicine is disruptive to the traditional health care system. If obstacles and challenges cannot be resolved, to some degree, telemedicine will never reach its fullest potential for improving Americans’ overall health.
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11/12/2025
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Senator Ernst is Right on the (Broadband) Money
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) should be applauded and supported for moving aggressively earlier this year to eliminate the Community Connect Grant program via the “Streamlining the Rural Broadband Act of 2025.”