Q&A with FCC's Robert Pepper on VoIP, CALEA, broadcast flag...

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From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: October 1, 2004 12:54:02 AM EDT
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Subject: [Politech] Q&A with FCC's Robert Pepper on VoIP, CALEA,  
broadcast flag...


http://news.com.com/The+technologist+who+has+Michael+Powells+ear/2008 
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The technologist who has Michael Powell's ear
September 30, 2004, 10:45 AM PT
By Declan McCullagh

The Federal Communications Commission is, for better or worse, at the  
heart of some of the most important technology disputes of our era.

How strictly the FCC decides to regulate emerging technology promises  
to have a lasting impact on areas as disparate as voice over Internet  
Protocol (VoIP), fiber to the home, instant messaging and even digital  
video recorders.

Robert Pepper is the FCC's chief of policy development, which requires  
him to be a kind of government futurist, advising Chairman Michael  
Powell on which regulations are wise and which would be harmful. He's  
also co-chairman of the FCC's Internet Policy Working Group.  
Previously, Pepper directed the Annenberg Washington Program in  
Communications Policy Studies.

CNET News.com spoke with Pepper about topics, including VoIP, broadband  
over power lines, wiretapping Internet phone calls and what would  
happen if John Kerry is elected.

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