Wednesday, December 03, 2003
FCC VOIP Hearing: thoughts two days later
I would like to take the opening remarks of Chairman Powell at face value, but I think his later comments, such as the one about how difficult it is to, "Just forbear," are likely to be more indicative of how the NPRM will turn out.
Where were the incumbents? Totally invisible at the hearing, but beware. I betcha they're crowding into the elevators up to the Eighth Floor as I write this. I bet they're telling the Commissioners that only an ILEC can do Universal Access, CALEA, 911, Homeland Security, Access for People with Disabilities, et cetera, at the "five nines" level that "the American People expect."
Copps said, "Leave no stakeholder behind." and from his prepared remarks, he means telcos. How the *hell* is the FCC going to make round holes for round pegs so the square ond telcos will fit?
Powell's remark later in the day, that it is not easy to forbear, might shape the soon-to-come NPRM more than his earlier remarks.
The Dec 1 hearing was the pig. Nice pig, should make good sausage. But what will they but into the grinder on the Eighth Floor when the suits from telcoland come calling?
There could be an NPRM by February. We'll be watching.
Where were the incumbents? Totally invisible at the hearing, but beware. I betcha they're crowding into the elevators up to the Eighth Floor as I write this. I bet they're telling the Commissioners that only an ILEC can do Universal Access, CALEA, 911, Homeland Security, Access for People with Disabilities, et cetera, at the "five nines" level that "the American People expect."
Copps said, "Leave no stakeholder behind." and from his prepared remarks, he means telcos. How the *hell* is the FCC going to make round holes for round pegs so the square ond telcos will fit?
Powell's remark later in the day, that it is not easy to forbear, might shape the soon-to-come NPRM more than his earlier remarks.
The Dec 1 hearing was the pig. Nice pig, should make good sausage. But what will they but into the grinder on the Eighth Floor when the suits from telcoland come calling?
There could be an NPRM by February. We'll be watching.
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