Comments on: FCC Boss May Be In Hot Water http://blog.getdsltoo.com/index.php/2008/hughes/uncategorized/fcc-boss-may-be-in-hot-water/ Tip and Information on Satellite Internet Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:52:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: openbox2 http://blog.getdsltoo.com/index.php/2008/hughes/uncategorized/fcc-boss-may-be-in-hot-water/#comment-3 openbox2 Thu, 01 May 2008 08:40:37 +0000 http://blog.getdsltoo.com/?p=10#comment-3 It's not so much of an issue of more regulation, but really doing your job. In Canada, the CRTC(our FCC) has sat on it's hands or simply rubber stamped whatever the industry wanted. We have ISP's that charge through the roof, throttle everything under the sun, and impose low caps. When it comes to Broadcast there are 2 major players, one minor and the public broadcaster., all this in the last 5 years or so. As for Martin,he's just going what Dick (err George) has told him to. It’s not so much of an issue of more regulation, but really doing your job. In Canada, the CRTC(our FCC) has sat on it’s hands or simply rubber stamped whatever the industry wanted. We have ISP’s that charge through the roof, throttle everything under the sun, and impose low caps.

When it comes to Broadcast there are 2 major players, one minor and the public broadcaster., all this in the last 5 years or so.

As for Martin,he’s just going what Dick (err George) has told him to.

]]> By: shadow23 http://blog.getdsltoo.com/index.php/2008/hughes/uncategorized/fcc-boss-may-be-in-hot-water/#comment-2 shadow23 Thu, 01 May 2008 08:39:59 +0000 http://blog.getdsltoo.com/?p=10#comment-2 This is a management hearing, not a criminal one. He is being accused of pushing his agenda with high priority while letting important issues wane. But I agree with the "waste of time" comment. He likely loses the big seat in 7 months, regardless. He's not a bad guy -- I've read his writings and I can see his rationale. His lax regulation style often means he becomes a fire-fighter. He would be better off to start with a consistent framework and then build policy within it as needed. Instead, he avoids the framework and -- without boundaries -- the issues and confusion just runs rampant. As far as Cable vs Phone, I don't get why people don't see what happened!?! Phone was highly regulated, and he's relaxed that. Cable was unregulated, and he's tightened that. His latest action on the Skype issue is consistent with how he handled wireline broadband policy in 2005 -- show me a problem first, then we'll put in regulation. Otherwise, we'll just watch from a distance. That wouldn't be my choice, but it's not irrational. This is a management hearing, not a criminal one. He is being accused of pushing his agenda with high priority while letting important issues wane.

But I agree with the “waste of time” comment. He likely loses the big seat in 7 months, regardless.

He’s not a bad guy — I’ve read his writings and I can see his rationale. His lax regulation style often means he becomes a fire-fighter. He would be better off to start with a consistent framework and then build policy within it as needed. Instead, he avoids the framework and — without boundaries — the issues and confusion just runs rampant.

As far as Cable vs Phone, I don’t get why people don’t see what happened!?! Phone was highly regulated, and he’s relaxed that. Cable was unregulated, and he’s tightened that. His latest action on the Skype issue is consistent with how he handled wireline broadband policy in 2005 — show me a problem first, then we’ll put in regulation. Otherwise, we’ll just watch from a distance.

That wouldn’t be my choice, but it’s not irrational.

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