Comments on: Crowe: Online Video Will Keep Fiber’s Future Full http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/crowe-online-video-will-keep-fibers-future-full/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Paul Kapustka http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/crowe-online-video-will-keep-fibers-future-full/#comment-861324 Paul Kapustka Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:02:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11479#comment-861324 <p>Hey Dave, we missed your soft voice in Boulder. Not saying that I agree with Crowe or the FTC, just reporting that the agency seems to be finding new friends for its ideas. Maybe better to add that there were as many (if not more) people who disagree with the FTC's and other anti-trust proponents' ideas. FCC commish Adelstein, for one, wondered out loud what why the FTC thought it had a dog in the net neutrality hunt.</p> Hey Dave, we missed your soft voice in Boulder. Not saying that I agree with Crowe or the FTC, just reporting that the agency seems to be finding new friends for its ideas. Maybe better to add that there were as many (if not more) people who disagree with the FTC’s and other anti-trust proponents’ ideas. FCC commish Adelstein, for one, wondered out loud what why the FTC thought it had a dog in the net neutrality hunt.

]]> By: Crowe: Online Video Will Keep Fiber’s Future Full « NewTeeVee http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/crowe-online-video-will-keep-fibers-future-full/#comment-861211 Crowe: Online Video Will Keep Fiber’s Future Full « NewTeeVee Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:25:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11479#comment-861211 <p>[...] video today accounts for between 60 and 70 percent of all the traffic on Level 3’s fiber. Read more over at [...]</p> [...] video today accounts for between 60 and 70 percent of all the traffic on Level 3’s fiber. Read more over at [...]

]]> By: Dave Burstein http://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/crowe-online-video-will-keep-fibers-future-full/#comment-861189 Dave Burstein Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:39:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11479#comment-861189 <p>Paul</p> <p>FTC and antitrust sound good, but unfortunately almost certainly won't work. How many successful telecom antitrust suits have been brought against major carriers in the last decade?</p> <p>Antitrust principles in U.S. courts have changed dramatically in the last 25 years, making it almost impossible for telecom cases like this to be won. The FTC hasn't brought any, despite the obvious implicit collusion between AT&T and Verizon not to compete, or the cable companies.</p> <p>In most cases, antitrust wins in the U.S. need to show active evidence of conspiracy. Reality is most violations in this field are done with signaling and "wink and nod." The actions are clear violations of antitrust principles, but enforcement is close to impossible.</p> Paul

FTC and antitrust sound good, but unfortunately almost certainly won’t work. How many successful telecom antitrust suits have been brought against major carriers in the last decade?

Antitrust principles in U.S. courts have changed dramatically in the last 25 years, making it almost impossible for telecom cases like this to be won. The FTC hasn’t brought any, despite the obvious implicit collusion between AT&T and Verizon not to compete, or the cable companies.

In most cases, antitrust wins in the U.S. need to show active evidence of conspiracy. Reality is most violations in this field are done with signaling and “wink and nod.” The actions are clear violations of antitrust principles, but enforcement is close to impossible.

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