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

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://news.com.com/The+technologist+who+has+Michael+Powells+ear/2008-1033_3-5388746.html

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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