Connected Nation's Other Shoe Drops On NTIA

[Commentary] Connected Nation, the front group for the big telecom companies, has made it a practice to sign very restrictive non-disclosure agreements to protect its masters. In fact, confidentiality is one of CN's selling points, along with its network of telecom lobbyists. CN tells states that it works successfully with carriers because it protects the carriers' information. That may help the private interest; the public interest, not so much. Now, the companies represented by CN were bringing the message to the government up close and personally. The industry doesn't like the information NTIA wants to collect. At the end of the day, somebody is going to be in control of the mapping. It will either be the public, and the public interest, as represented by NTIA, or the industry.