[opendtv] Re: Chairman Pai to ACA
- From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:31:05 -0400
On Mar 21, 2018, at 4:11 PM, Manfredi, Albert E <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
And he misses the main point: An entertainment medium became also a telecom
service.
No Bert. It became an information service under Title I of the
Telecommunications Act, which has been adjudicated and upheld by the Supreme
Court.
Is this disingenuous? He is describing small rural providers, doing business
where the incumbent telecoms don't want to invest?
Uhhhh Bert. THe telecoms have chosen NOT TO INVEST in many major metropolitan
areas. You are the one being disingenuous.
"The FCC should not subsidize overbuilding in areas already covered by
private investment."
Exactly. So please, remove that stuff about "competition." These small rural
providers are filling a gap in service, not adding to local competition for
broadband service.
Wrong. Recall the first statement you quoted about ACA companies competing with
DBS systems. That is competition.
They also compete with satellite broadband nd in many areas DSL, although I
agree that cabe broadband is a superior service at this time.
"Contrary to what some Beltway politicians and special interests assert,
consumers' top complaint about the Internet is not and has never been that
their ISP is doing things like blocking content. It's that they don't have
sufficient access and competition."
Frankly, what a stupid argument.
What a stupid statement. Nobody is violating the bright line Net Neutrality
rules. Consumers are not complaining about blocking and throttling. They WOULD
like more competitive options as the Chairman states.
More disingenuous BS. The monopolists exist because overbuilds most
frequently do not.
Missed it again.
They were harmed by the added layers of bureaucracy from the Title II decision,
the added expenses to comply with the Title II regulations, and difficulty in
raising capital. We’ve been over this several times before.
So that's one point. Second, the small providers ARE NOT the ones complaining
about neutrality mandates.
Nobody is complaining about the Neutrality rules Bert. It is a non issue. They
were complaining about the reclassification under Title II, and the added
expenses and layers of bureaucracy that resulted. AND they were complaining
about the ability of the FCC to start regulating many aspects of the Internet
in a manner that disadvantaged them relative to the edge providers who were not
regulated. This is not ideal speculation; the Wheeler FCC moved immediately to
impose significant new regulations.
"The Title II Order may have been the largest deterrent to network
investment, but it wasn't the only one."
And let's not resort to bald-faced lies. These small providers already told
you, directly, that neutrality, and even Title II, was not their chief
concern.
They DID NOT say that.
One good thing. At least he's not dumb enough to pretend that there's plenty
of competition for broadband service, or that such abundant competition is
just around the corner! Hey, that's something right there. Now, he's stuck in
the untenable position of explaining how today's situation is remotely
similar to what we had in the dialup era, specifically wrt the ISP service. A
demagogue, who makes no sense.
There is competition around the corner. It may not come as quickly in rural
areas, however, 5G technologies are going to significantly reduce the cost of
competitive fixed broadband in ALL markets.
Regards
Craig
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