David Isenberg posted his commentary on the FTC’s “workshop” on broadband connectivity held last week in Washington DC. David says the workshop was a farce because the FTC chose speakers who were Washington DC insiders and non-threateningDavid Isenberg posted his commentary on the FTC’s “workshop” on broadband connectivity held last week in Washington DC. David says the workshop was a farce because the FTC chose speakers who were Washington DC insiders and non-threatening:
The main mission of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is protecting “consumers” against anti-competitive practices. So it makes first-blush sense for the FTC to get involved in Network Neutrality, since we pro-Neutrality advocates are wary of the telco-cableco means, motive and opportunity to impair competition. The caricature is that the end user wants Google but the telco gives us Yahoo. Or we want Skype but the telco makes it easier to use telco voice.Would the FTC be just the agency to keep Net Discrimination at bay? Where’s the evidence?
To read David’s post, click here.
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