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Periscope’s Kayvon Beykpour Joins the Re/code Line-Up for INTX 2016

Imagine Park Will Feature MIT Media Lab’s Andrew Lippman and Super Session to Highlight TV’s Breakthrough Content Imagine Park Will Feature MIT Media Lab’s Andrew Lippman and Super Session to Highlight TV’s Breakthrough Content Washington, D.C. — Kayvon Beykpour, visionary co-founder and CEO of Periscope, will join the speaker line-up as a guest of Re/code at the upcoming Internet &
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Regulating the Insurgents

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
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Winter is Coming for Set-top Boxes: How Game of Thrones and the FCC’s Set-Top Box Proposal are Intertwined

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,
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NCTA Comments Filed in the FCC Navigation Devices Proceeding

NCTA Comments Filed in the FCC Navigation Devices Proceeding
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The FCC Set-Top Box Mandate is Not Only Unnecessary but Legally Unsustainable

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
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NCTA Media Briefing Replay & Legal Summary

Earlier today, NCTA held a media briefing to highlight the significant legal vulnerabilities of the FCC’s set-top box proposal. The call featured NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell and NCTA outside counsel Ted Olson and Helgi Walkers, partners at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher law firm in Washington, D.C. As part of the briefing, the attached summary of a legal white
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Statement of NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell Regarding Comcast, Samsung and Roku Announcements

{Today, Comcast, Roku and Samsung made a series of announcements regarding bringing Xfinity TV service to more retail devices.} “Today’s announcements by Comcast, Roku and Samsung demonstrate how innovative marketplace solutions are enabling consumers to enjoy their favorite pay TV programming on a growing variety of retail devices without the need for a traditional set-top box. These exciting developments show
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The Expanding Consolidation of the Consumer Internet

Today the consumer Internet takes up over 50 percent of traffic in North America, coming from just 35hyper-giant websites. Take a look at the graphic below and you’ll see how quickly the Internet has consolidated. And that the top five are pretty unsurprising. [Click to Enlarge]
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Former FCC Chief Economist Says Commission Navigation Device Proposal Lacks Rigor, Would Distort Market Based Competition and Harm Consumers

In a new paper (attached) analyzing the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning set-top boxes, former FCC Chief Economist Steven S. Wildman concludes, “that the proposed rules, far from promoting a competitive marketplace, are likely to artificially distort competition to the detriment of consumers.” The proposed approach, according to Professor Wildman, is a radical departure from previous Commission efforts
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STATEMENT OF NCTA REGARDING PASSAGE OF THE SANDY ACT

“NCTA applauds Ranking Member Pallone and the Members of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee for approval of The Security Access to Networks in Disasters, or SANDy Act. The legislation recognizes the role the cable industry plays in keeping Americans informed, safe and connected. We especially commend Congressman Pallone for taking lessons learned from Superstorm Sandy’s devastation and updating the law
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