GNG News Guy
12-02-2007, 11:25 AM
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A recent post (http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/rich-tehrani/ip-communications/fcc-worry-about-tvoip-not-cable.html) by VoIP blogger Rich Tehrani suggests that the FCC should turn its eyes away from the cable companies and towards more innovative video-viewing technologies like TVoIP. (There s a good description of TVoIP in the FAQ (http://www.dslreports.com/faq/tvoip) of our new TVoIP forum (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/tvoverip). There s also a post (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18927008-TVoIP-is-not-IPTV) on how it differs from IPTV.)
Tehrani essentially says that FCC Chief Kevin Martin s (recently delayed (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/89763)) push for a la carte programming is futile. Moreover it should be clear that soon, an Internet television revolution will take place allowing consumers to view programming over the internet and subsequently rely less on cable for distribution.
Tehrani argues that as this service grows, it will be necessary for regulating agencies to ensure that there is appropriate competition in this marketplace. His argument is that if the FCC really wants to see fair and open competition in the television marketplace, they'll need to look at future competition as well as what's going on right now.
A recent post (http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/rich-tehrani/ip-communications/fcc-worry-about-tvoip-not-cable.html) by VoIP blogger Rich Tehrani suggests that the FCC should turn its eyes away from the cable companies and towards more innovative video-viewing technologies like TVoIP. (There s a good description of TVoIP in the FAQ (http://www.dslreports.com/faq/tvoip) of our new TVoIP forum (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/tvoverip). There s also a post (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18927008-TVoIP-is-not-IPTV) on how it differs from IPTV.)
Tehrani essentially says that FCC Chief Kevin Martin s (recently delayed (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/89763)) push for a la carte programming is futile. Moreover it should be clear that soon, an Internet television revolution will take place allowing consumers to view programming over the internet and subsequently rely less on cable for distribution.
Tehrani argues that as this service grows, it will be necessary for regulating agencies to ensure that there is appropriate competition in this marketplace. His argument is that if the FCC really wants to see fair and open competition in the television marketplace, they'll need to look at future competition as well as what's going on right now.