IP: RE: AISPA Weekly: Intel and Broadband Deregulation

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> [Note:  This comment comes from reader Chuck Jackson.  DLH]
>
> At 5:20 -0800 10/30/01, Charles L. Jackson wrote:
> > From: "Charles L. Jackson" <chuck () jacksons net>
> > To: <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> > Subject: RE: AISPA Weekly: Intel and Broadband Deregulation
> > Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 05:20:20 -0800
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> >
> > Earlier someone asked:
> >
> > >  >I 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...
> >
> > Here is the summary of Intel's recent filing at the FCC in the 706
> > proceeding.  It appears to me that Pitsch does represent Intel.
> >
> > Before the
> > FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
> > Washington, D.C. 20554
> >
> > In the Matter of                                                )
> >                                                                 )
> > Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of            )
> > Advanced Telecommunications                             )
> > Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable     )       CC Docket No. 98-146
> > And Timely Fashion, and Possible Steps          )
> > To Accelerate Such Deployment                           )
> > Pursuant to Section 706 of the                  )
> > Telecommunications Act of 1996                  )
> >
> > COMMENTS OF INTEL CORPORATION
> >
> > ______________________
> >
> > Summary
> >         Intel Corporation is pleased to comment on this Inquiry 
> > concerning the
> > deployment of advanced telecommunications capability. Intel believes that
> > current regulations are unnecessarily undermining the reasonable and timely
> > deployment of broadband and, therefore, the Federal Communications
> > Commission (the Commission) should begin a comprehensive Section 706
> > rulemaking to review the regulations that apply to all broadband providers.
> >         Under Section 706(a) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the 
> > Commission
> > is obligated to promote the reasonable and timely deployment of broadband
> > through a variety of regulatory tools.   Since "advanced telecommunications
> > capability" includes the ability to transmit and receive video, the
> > Commission's analysis of the status of deployment should consider the
> > availability of high-bandwidth broadband, which is necessary for video
> > content.
> >         Given the importance of video-rich applications to the 
> > development and
> > growth of broadband deployment, the Commission's Section 706 analysis needs
> > to consider the availability of affordable, high-bandwidth broadband to a
> > critical mass of U.S. households in the near term. In particular, the
> > Commission should consider whether multiple providers are deploying advanced
> > telecommunications capability at speeds in excess of 6 Mbps to a majority of
> > U.S. households by the end of 2002.
> >         Despite the potential benefit of widespread, affordable 
> > broadband, recent
> > evidence suggests that both the deployment and consumer acceptance of
> > current generation broadband is low and slowing. Even more important, DSL
> > providers have reached an inflection point where they must decide whether to
> > the make substantial new investments in their facilities that would make
> > higher-speed access widely available in the near future.
> > The current broadband market is competitive and risky, due to reduced access
> > to capital and competing technologies such as cable modem, DSL, satellite,
> > wireless, and dial-up access. Moreover, many financial analysts conclude
> > that the current regulatory climate is further limiting broadband deployment
> > due to infrastructure investment disincentives.
> > Therefore, Intel believes that the Commission should begin a comprehensive
> > Section 706 rulemaking to review the regulations that apply to all broadband
> > providers in order to encourage the risky and expensive investment in
> > broadband facilities needed to bring high-bandwidth broadband access to the
> > home. Tentatively, the Commission should propose deregulating all new, last
> > mile broadband investment to encourage the fastest possible deployment of
> > the highest speed technology.


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