IP: AISPA Weekly: Intel and Broadband Deregulation

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> > 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: 1.0
> >
> > 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...
> >
> > 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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