If the FCC is worried about a single carrier buying up the entirety of the spectrum in the forthcoming broadcast spectrum auction, then a simple rule forbidding such an outcome in that auction is more efficacious than a clumsy spectrum cap.

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Little about averting the fiscal cliff is simple, in part because its many moving parts draw supporters and opponents across the spectrum.

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However, on the other end of the spectrum and for more casual capture, the ZPen's clever, simple design competes best with the common and ubiquitous ink-slinger.

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But once they read what we're actually saying, hundreds of people, from across the political spectrum, came together and agreed on these principles, that a few simple ideas can make a big difference.

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