Net Neutrality Debaters Agree on AT&T "Extortion"

NET NEUTRALITY DEBATERS AGREE ON AT&T "EXTORTION"
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge, backs a recently introduced bill that would mandate Network Neutrality and says the problem is not the isolated instances of discrimination, which by themselves would probably not justify regulation. Instead, she said, it is the fact that 98% of the broadband market is controlled by cable and telcos, with 40% of households having no choice in broadband provider. Network neutrality, she said, is pro-competition regulation. She also said broadcasters should be concerned about the issue. If broadcasters transition to IPTV or broadband delivery, they will fall under the network neutrality regime. Sohn said that regime would make it easier for them to distribute their content now without worries of being discriminated against.
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