NCTA: DON'T REGULATE NET NEUTRALITY [SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton] The cable industry asked the FCC Friday to leave the Internet unregulated, saying it is network flexibility that has promopted hundreds of billions of dollars in investments in network build-outs and upgrades. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6452646.html?rssid=193
INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERS URGE THE FCC NOT TO REGULATE THE NET [SOURCE MovieFlix/Doctors TeleHealth/KinderStart] MovieFlix, Doctors TeleHealth Network, and KinderStart urged the Federal Communications Commission not to regulate the Internet by adopting network neutrality rules. The companies differ from some other content providers who think the government needs to adopt network neutrality regulations. "There is growing evidence that [network neutrality regulation] could slow the deployment of the super-fast local broadband networks that are crucial to continued growth of our industry. Evidence of this risk comes from the cable, cellular, and telephone carriers who have begun to deploy these extraordinarily expensive networks, from Wall Street analysts, from telecom researchers, and from scores of companies that produce the hardware and software products necessary to make broadband networks work. If investment in local broadband networks were to slow as a result of net neutrality regulation, the Internet content industry would be hurt by forcing it to rely on existing and less desirable network technologies." http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-15-2007/0004609205&EDATE = HANDS OFF THE INTERNET ON NET NEUTRALITY [SOURCE: Hands Off the Internet press release] [Commentary] Hands Off the Internet, a coalition of businesses, provided the Federal Communications Commission with the results of its study showing the reasons why adoption of new net neutrality regulations would hinder development of the next generation Internet, and would harm consumers. Hands Off, which examined in depth the legal, regulatory, economic, business and consumer protection issues relating to the issue of so-called net neutrality, provided the results of its study in its submission to the Commission in connection with the FCCs inquiry into broadband market practices. The Hands Off submission explains that broadband capacity, especially in connections to consumers at their homes, must be greatly increased to handle the massive increase in data traffic (due in large part to video applications like YouTube). As explained in the FCC filing, tiered services and new business arrangements by broadband access providers will not result in content discrimination or service degradation, but will spread the cost of the new build-out so that consumers will not be saddled with the entire cost. Additionally, the submission shows that prominent economists agree that the unintended consequences of premature regulation could well result in a slowdown in broadband deployment and higher costs for consumers. http://handsoff.org/blog/press-releases/reason-instead-of-rhetoric/ --------------------------------------------------------------- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.isoc-ny.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
