BINGO! You got it, Dan. --- Daniel Berninger <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Powell doth protests too much, methinks. > Christopher Stern is always too > interested in pleasing Powell. > > Does Powell embrace status quo non-regulation of > VoIP? - No. > > Does Powell embrace full common carrier like > regulation of VoIP? - No. > > Does Powell favor some regulation of VoIP - Yes. > > This breaks a 30 year policy of non-regulation > without anyone showing the > reality of negative effects. > > This embraces a regulatory approach without anyone > showing the positive > contribution of regulations. > > Regulations arose in telecom as a check to market > power of the monopoly. > The VoIP players have no market power. > > Powell will pull VoIP into the Universal Service > Program for starters. The > USP does little beyond serving ILEC profits. > Telephone penetration in the > US reached 90% in 1972 and progressed only to 94% by > 2002 after 30 years. > Price reductions in the competitive areas of the > value chain accomplished > far more than the USP. The ILEC price increases > tended to wipe out price > reductions by IXC's. > > Computing would remain out of reach for folks if we > had attempted to > subsidize mainframes as the means to achieve > affordability. > > The public interest and social progress goals would > be much better served if > the FCC maintained a non-regulatory approach. > > USP represents the thin edge of the wedge for the > main game - ILEC desire to > get access fees. > > Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Valerie Fast Horse" > <vjfasthorse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "'Antidote (E-mail)" <antidote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 5:36 PM > Subject: [antidote] Yet another change of heart: > Powell Opposes Internet > Phone Regulation > > > > > > Here's the latest in VoIP news.... > > Powell Opposes Internet Phone Regulation > > > <snip> > > > > Having a Change of Heart, Powell Said to Now Favor > Regulation of VoIP > > http://www.telecomweb.com/news/1069349769.htm > > > > > > If any of this makes sense to you, please let me > know.... > > > > Valerie Fast Horse > > > > ________________________________________________________ > The antidote list discussion covers issues related > to getting beyond monopoly in telecom. Unsubscribe > by sending message with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject > field to antidote-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or via web > at http://www.intercommunication.org > ________________________________________________________ The antidote list discussion covers issues related to getting beyond monopoly in telecom. Unsubscribe by sending message with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field to antidote-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or via web at http://www.intercommunication.org