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At a press conference following the FCC’s April 28 public meeting, Chairman Wheeler took the opportunity to call out NCTA for raising concerns about his proposal that would impose significant new rate regulation on competitive providers of business data services. According to the Chairman, the cable industry has long advocated technology neutral regulation and he suggested we were being hypocritical
There’s no better place for INTX to be this year than in Boston. Why? Well, when you think of digital media, technology and the future, Silicon Valley is usually the first place that comes to mind. But did you know that Boston is a mecca for one of the liveliest technology ecosystems in the country? Besides being the east coast
Leading creators and visionaries. Connections and conversations. Places of free thought. If you’ve been to INTX before, then you know the show is more than just a showcase containing digital experiences. It’s about the bringing together of innovative minds, and creating the learning opportunities that unleash the great ideas of tomorrow. That’s why it’s fitting that for this year’s theme
Over the last ten years there has been an explosion in devices, apps, and content marketplaces, all champing at the bit to deliver ever-improving TV experiences. This revolution has birthed the terms cord-cutter, cord-shaver, and cord never. It’s disrupted the way content is traditionally distributed and completely redesigned the interfaces we use to watch TV. It may seem superficial, but
The line between the Internet and Television is fading fast. What was once two competing ways of getting news, information, and to connect, have truly become one. This new media economy is giving not only the companies who are growing and developing it all new challenges, but it’s giving the people who use it and enjoy it amazing new opportunities.
At Thursday’s meeting, by a 3-2 party line vote, the FCC adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on a new rate regulation regime for business data services. In the lead up to that vote, NCTA made clear that we object to the proposal because it radically departs from four decades of bipartisan policy by proposing to
If there's one regulatory principle that has largely been inviolate over the past forty years, it is that new entrants should not be subject to rate regulation. FCC leaders through the decades have consistently recognized that incumbent-style rate regulation of new entrants only serves to discourage the investment necessary to spur competitive entry and the deployment of new and innovative
Last night, HBO’s wildly popular Game of Thrones returned for its sixth season. We won’t provide any spoilers for those who haven’t yet watched the show but we will highlight an aspect of the show that is important for tech policy and the FCC’s set-top box mandate. That aspect is how the show can be watched via so many sources,
Twenty years ago, watching TV meant sitting at home in front of a television set, probably in the living room. It came through a box sitting next to the TV, and if you wanted to watch TV in a different room that it meant setting up a different box and a different connection. Today, apps, tablets, smartphones, streaming services, TV