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IP: AISPA Weekly: Intel and Broadband Deregulation
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 04:12:31 -0500
From: "Robert J. Berger" <rberger () ultradevices com>To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>, Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>Subject: AISPA Weekly: Intel and Broadband Deregulation Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 17:26:44 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0I wonder if Peter Pitsch really represents Intel's views on Telecom "deregulation". Previously they were one of the main proponents of the Telecom Act and fostering competition...AISPA Weekly Newsletter, October 29, 2001 <http://www.aispa.com/1031/wrapper.jsp?PID=1031-10&CID=1031-102901A&x=1&y=15> NARUC BROADBAND SUMMIT Last Thursday and Friday, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, a non-profit association of state regulatory officials, and the National Exchange Carrier Association, a non-profit association of telecommunications local exchange carriers that also serves as a neutral administrator for a number of state and federal telecommunications and energy funds, co-sponsored the National Summit on Broadband Deployment in Crystal City, Virginia. The purpose of the summit was to "evaluate the current status of broadband deployment and its future prospects. The Summit will provide a neutral forum for federal and state policymakers, industry participants, consumer groups and other stakeholders to discuss the state broadband deployment, its importance to the economy, and policies and ideas that will accelerate broadband deployment." Sue served on a panel discussion Friday, entitled "The Great Debate: Competition vs. Regulation -- Whether or what extent government should use regulatory intervention to acclerated broadband deployment." Her report: "I was particularly interested in the comments by the representative from Intel, Peter Pitsch. After the panel finished, Mr. Pitsch came up to me afterwards, spitting mad - insisting that they were technology neutral, and he would think that I of all people would support the idea of greater broadband rollout, which is what we'll get if the regulations restraining the Bells are eliminated. 'No,' I said, 'I don't agree that we'll get more broadband that way - the only way I get more broadband to sell is if there are more broadband competitors to serve me - and anyway what happened to all the broadband the Bells promised last time around, during state dereg?' He countered that broadband was never a part of state dereg. Au contraire, I told him, and asked if he were present during any of the state legislative hearings, as I was, when fiber to the home was promised in return for dereg? Then he said something about how it would be nice if rainwater were beer, but it was time for me to face reality, and turned his back and walked away. The comments that had offended him of course were my remarks that it seemed to me that if Intel had to approach Verizon for permission to manufacture computer chips within Verizon's central offices, perhaps the company would be a little more understanding of the need to regulate the telephone monopoly." To see the agenda for the summit, click on the link below: http://www.naruc.org
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