The government secrets of UFOs are hidden in Area 51, so where are the secrets of net neutrality hidden, Area 52? Nope, they're hidden in Paragraph 148 – and they're a lot more substantive than UFOs!
I think the two have a lot in common, Paul! At the heart is the fact that UFOs aren't landing in our yards and so we're free to assign any characteristics to them that we find personally convenient. I think the net neutrality debate has that same level of un-real-ness. Nobody in the process wants to dig down and examine real numbers, set real goals, or even discuss real issues.
What I do find is most interesting is that the most profound element of the FCC NPRM on net neutrality is that Paragraph 148 that I don't think ANYBODY has paid any attention to. The whole of net neutrality, in a practical sense, stands or falls on that single issue.
How much IPTV is impacted by broadband penetration will depend on how we define both "IPTV" and "broadband". You can't make broadcast IPTV work well with less than about 25 Mbps. That's outside the range of what's likely to be offered to most DSL users unless the RBOCs build out the plant differently, which would be costly. What could happen is that we could use broadband to deliver VoD and use satellite to deliver broadcast. That model could make a hybrid IPTV offering available to nearly anyone who can get any wireline broadband at all.
I was really intrigue when i saw the headline of your vblog but upon closer examination, i have concluded that net neutrality and UFOs are actually bedmate. As mysterious and unbelievable some of the UFOs stories i have heard, it seems net neutrality is also shaping itself along those mysterious lines. I just don't understand anymore who is making sense in this net neutrality debate. But the bottom line is net neutrality has to be considered as an economic issue and as such it is better to let market forces determine the direction of this debate rather than political arm-twisting by the government.
With regards to the specialized services like IPTV, i think it is logical to say that as broadband penetration increases we are going to see greater IPTV penetration. I have no answers to the question you posed with regards to the speacialized questions rather than asking you again for your personal take on the role of these specialize services within the overall context of net neutrality
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