Although cable operators aren’t in favor of network neutrality regulations, they are so much more sophisticated and reasoned in their position on the issue than the phone companies are. Case in point: Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt, who gave a talk today at CableLabs’ Media event.
Britt was asked about whether the Congress and the FCC are equipped to deal with technologically difficult public policy matters, such as net neutrality. Britt said “there is certainly a lot of expertise down there but they’re also dealing with vast subject areas.”
“It’s got to be horribly confusing. I think in the case of the Internet it’s moving so quickly..it’s really hard to keep up with.”
One point he raised in arguing against network neutrality reflects a sophisticated view of the Internet and the challenge the government faces in trying to craft network access rules. Britt said that the Internet is not a single network, but rather a collection of networks, which makes the task of crafting regulations all that more difficult.
I think there is a tendency to rely on notions that date back to the old Bell system that this is a unified network that is centrally managed and of course the Internet is not that. It is the antithesis of that.
Cynthia Brumfield at 2:26 PM|Comments(0)
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