The FCC was brought up in the WSJ article due to the fact that the phone companies (which are regulated by them) are the ones looking to make changes, and by mentioning them I continued to perpetuate the existing paradigm.
Regardless, I don't want anyone crimping our need for bandwidth, especially if we are already paying for it.
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Why even cite the FCC in this matter? They are no authority in this matter and should not start to begin to be considered one. Leave them out of it. The WSJ just took a step in the wrong direction by bringing the FCC into this area, I believe.On Jan 6, 2006, at 12:47 AM, Digital Buddha wrote:Tomorrow's Wall Street Journal is reporting that phone companies (BellSouth and AT&T among others) are seeking to charge Google, Vonage, Movielink and others for "priority" broadband delivery.
"The size and structure of the fee systems remain to be worked out, and the regulatory implications aren't clear. But already, the phone companies are meeting heavy resistance from companies that say making them pay for priority delivery of their content amounts to holding them ransom, thus hurting competition and, ultimately, the consumer.", the WSJ reports.
The article quotes Commissioner Michael Copps of the FCC as saying that "We need a watchful eye to ensure that network providers do not become Internet gatekeepers, with the ability to dictate who can use the Internet and for what purposes."
This does not bode well for independent producers of higher bandwidth content like us Videobloggers if phone and cable companies are able to do this. Keep your eyes on this as it develops...
Article can be found here (subscription required): http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113651664929039412.html?mod=INDUSTRY
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