Wow, This was a great discussion
It’s clear that the debate about Net Neutrality is contentious.
Having recently seen some state legislation aimed at reform that then ended up being more restrictive, the discussion on Net Neutrality can be particularly worrisome.
While the general principals adopted by the FCC seem to lay out a model we can all agree upon, it rapidly becomes clear that the shared resource of the Internet is a concern for legislators and regulators.
Chairman Martin chiding Comcast about BitTorrent. Bell Canada pointing at Google. All of the debate in Congress makes it clear that the new rules are coming.
Ron Del Sesto of Bingham McCutchen and Todd Daubert of Kelley Drye provided context and talk about the way that the subject is being perceived by Congress.
Should the debate be about universal access to real broadband? Is the last mile the real issue?
The <A Href=”http://apps.calliflower.com/conf/show/34849″> chat </a> was as interesting as the phone call. Enjoy.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
