Comments on: FCC boosts Telco TV signals http://gigaom.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: phone ringtones verizon wireless http://gigaom.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-833373 phone ringtones verizon wireless Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:32:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-833373 <p><strong>sprint cell phone ringtones</strong></p> <p>All the 100 free music real ringtones free ringtones converter</p> sprint cell phone ringtones

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]]> By: CZ http://gigaom.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-91492 CZ Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:56:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-91492 <p>Om,</p> <p>Obviously we take exception. Telcoms feeling competition, BigCable is hearing our footfalls -- can't you allow how that's good news for consumers? See Eric's post on this at Verizon's PolicyBlog: http://policyblog.verizon.com/policyblog/blogs/policyblog/ericrabe9/245/seeing-good-news-for-consumers-too-hard-for-some.aspx</p> <p>CZ w/ Verizon</p> Om,

Obviously we take exception. Telcoms feeling competition, BigCable is hearing our footfalls — can’t you allow how that’s good news for consumers? See Eric’s post on this at Verizon’s PolicyBlog: http://policyblog.verizon.com/policyblog/blogs/policyblog/ericrabe9/245/seeing-good-news-for-consumers-too-hard-for-some.aspx

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]]> By: John Thacker http://gigaom.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-91490 John Thacker Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:39:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-91490 <p><em>In other words, yet another sop to the telecoms, something Martin has been doing for pretty much his entire tenure.</em></p> <p>Except of course for the rulings the FCC handed down last week about local telecoms having to let the cable companies and other VoIP providers attach to their network.</p> <p><em>Telecoms are expanding to video because they are losing their grip over the core business: voice.</em></p> <p>Which is inconsistent with the idea that it could bring more competition and be good how exactly? Cable company (and other) competition in the voice space has been good.</p> <p>Companies raise and lower rates out of exactly the same motive: greed. The quest for profits consumes most companies. The motive has little to do with whether it would be a good idea or not.</p> <p>There <em>are</em> local governments that have suffered "regulatory capture," where the cable company and the regulators get together and agree to pass on monopoly rates to consumers. Monopoly cable TV is not a lot of fun. That doesn't mean that this is necessarily a good idea, but surely you haven't even made an argument against it.</p> In other words, yet another sop to the telecoms, something Martin has been doing for pretty much his entire tenure.

Except of course for the rulings the FCC handed down last week about local telecoms having to let the cable companies and other VoIP providers attach to their network.

Telecoms are expanding to video because they are losing their grip over the core business: voice.

Which is inconsistent with the idea that it could bring more competition and be good how exactly? Cable company (and other) competition in the voice space has been good.

Companies raise and lower rates out of exactly the same motive: greed. The quest for profits consumes most companies. The motive has little to do with whether it would be a good idea or not.

There are local governments that have suffered “regulatory capture,” where the cable company and the regulators get together and agree to pass on monopoly rates to consumers. Monopoly cable TV is not a lot of fun. That doesn’t mean that this is necessarily a good idea, but surely you haven’t even made an argument against it.

]]> By: NewTeeVee » FCC Gives Telco TV a Boost http://gigaom.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-91488 NewTeeVee » FCC Gives Telco TV a Boost Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:08:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-91488 <p>[...] a 90-day deadline for local governments to either award or deny requests for video services. As Om points out today over on GigaOM, this is less about enhancing competition and more about making it easier for the [...]</p> [...] a 90-day deadline for local governments to either award or deny requests for video services. As Om points out today over on GigaOM, this is less about enhancing competition and more about making it easier for the [...]

]]> By: Paul Kapustka http://gigaom.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-91486 Paul Kapustka Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:45:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/fcc-telco-video-rules/#comment-91486 <p>Insiders also expect a legal challenge to follow quickly, since it's not clear whether the FCC actually has any legal authority in this domain. Cableco lawyers are busy racking up billable hours as you read.</p> Insiders also expect a legal challenge to follow quickly, since it’s not clear whether the FCC actually has any legal authority in this domain. Cableco lawyers are busy racking up billable hours as you read.

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