| Levin's Point about U.S. Cable Market being unique is Bogus Levin tries to say open access policies won't work here, because we have cable modem, implying they only work in countries that are teleco monopolies.
But this is bogus. Leading countries like the Netherlands, Denmark, South Korea, the U.K. and many others have appreciable cable modem adoption.
The bottom line is, Levin, and this FCC are just scared to death of the wrath of the incumbent lobby. |
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| Yep, reading the article I'm quickly slapped awake from my dream that the FCC actually has authority to make/enforce policy. I'm glad this isn't the case. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Bill Dollar
said by Bill Dollar:Levin tries to say open access policies won't work here, because we have cable modem, implying they only work in countries that are teleco monopolies. But this is bogus. Leading countries like the Netherlands, Denmark, South Korea, the U.K. and many others have appreciable cable modem adoption. How do you plan to unbundle DOCSIS service? Whose caps apply when Pirate McTorrent brings the node to 3G speeds? Will CLECs cry net neutrality because of caps? Who is responsible for paying for node splitting? What if a MSO won't split a node, can the CLEC sue the MSO for brand harm? Does each CLEC rent a 6 mhz channel and run their own DOCSIS channel? Will there be room for MSO broadcast TV once every fly by night CLEC obtains a channel and holds onto it forever even though it went through bankruptcy and doesn't sell cable internet anymore (think about the mess with IPs and Area Codes)? |
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I elect you Bill Dollar to go to Washington and impose your will on these fools!! |
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