John Eggerton (3.20.07)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6426258.html?display=Breaking+News
Network 2 has petitioned the FCC to stand down on IP Video regulation.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6426258.html?display=Breaking+News
Network 2 has petitioned the FCC to stand down on IP Video regulation.
Whether or not IPTV is left unregulated will effect the direction of television broadcasts in the future.
Internet TV company Network2 has asked the FCC to declare the commission has no authority to regulate video over the Internet.
The company has asked for an FCC ruling that its IP Video service is free of Title III regulations--broadcast regulations rooted in the scarcity argument--and Title VI regulations--multichannel video regulations rooted in the "gatekeeper" argument. Neither apply to Internet video, the company argues.
Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, says such a ruling would be premature. "Multiplaform access rules will be needed for political speech on mobile and IPTV platforms," he says. "Rules protecting news and public affairs and advertising safeguards will be needed, including protecting children," he said.
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