Blair Levin interview on CSPAN
FCC Broadband Plan supremo Blair Levin was interviewed on CSPAN on Dec 21.
Interviewer Amy Schatz has written a summary in the Wall Street Journal.
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Joly MacFie 5:14 am on 12/25/2009 Permalink |
What made my jaw drop in Levin’s remarks were that, while summarily ruling out structural/functional separation, he happily foresaw a future for most US citizens where the choice was between 50mpbs wireline as an offering of cable companies via DOCSIS3, and wireless 5mpbs via the phone companies. In his opinion it is quite possible that many will decide that 5mpbs is quite satisfactory.
Echoes of 640k enough for anybody?
In fact wireline just does not seem to be a big concern, seen more as a lifeline. I note his 2006 remarks to the Judiciary Committee:
“Given where we are, it is likely that the only way to drive more, bigger, cheaper, and ubiquitous broadband is through new, probably wireless, broadband facilities.”
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=1937&wit_id=5421
It appears little has occurred at the FCC to change his mind.