Wednesday, June 14, 2006
NN Debate at Network World
I've been invited to be an "expert" over at Network World where they're hosting a debate on Network Neutrality. Bell sympathizer Scott Cleland (a genuine beltway insider, btw, whose insights into inner FCC machinations I respect and appreciate) is the other "expert." People write in with comments. Cleland and I comment on the comments. And on each others' comments. You can contribute too, here.
Cleland threw a revealing idea into the mix when he said,
Hmmm. Since the telcos expect and want government subsidies like the Universal Service Fund, E-911 subsidization and actively cooperate with government interference like CALEA, 911-for-VOIP and spectrum licensing, I guess they're not "entrepreneurs worth their salt" in Cleland's book. So he's better not make the "innovation at the pipes level" argument, because I'd want entrepreneurs worth their salt doing the innovation, not the govt-dependent, interference-loving telcos.
Cleland threw a revealing idea into the mix when he said,
"Any entrepreneur worth their salt, neither expects or wants government subsidies and the government interference that comes along with that government control."
Hmmm. Since the telcos expect and want government subsidies like the Universal Service Fund, E-911 subsidization and actively cooperate with government interference like CALEA, 911-for-VOIP and spectrum licensing, I guess they're not "entrepreneurs worth their salt" in Cleland's book. So he's better not make the "innovation at the pipes level" argument, because I'd want entrepreneurs worth their salt doing the innovation, not the govt-dependent, interference-loving telcos.
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