Quotes

"Why are we talking about 100 Mbit/sec service to 100 million people when some people would kill for 700 Kbit/sec?"
-- Andrew Seybold, Wireless Consultant

"Content is not just king. It is the emperor of all things electronic. We are on the cusp of a digital dynasty in which our company and our shareholders will profit greatly."
-- Rupert Murdoch, News Corp.

"I'm a big believer in net neutrality."
-- President Barack Obama

"Apparently this administration cares more about our nation's ability to update their Facebook status than fighting crime."
-- Sen Richard Shelby (R-AL)

"The scarcity of spectrum is a fundamental obstacle that the [FCC] should address."
-- Department of Justice on the National Broadband Plan

A look at some choice quotes from cable executives in 2009. Will they hold up in 2010?

"This is the most important media merger since Lucy married Desi."
-- Andrew Schwartzman, Media Access Project on Comcast-NBC

"Imagine if we had made the mistake of building ordinary roads when, in the 1950s, true progress required an interstate highway system. We are at a similar juncture, which is why the time calls for the high ambition of gigabit speeds."
-- Doug Adams, the Knight Center of Digital Excellence

"Fix this agency, or we will fix it for you."
-- Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller to FCC nominee Julius Genachowski

"Any country relying today on Internet access speeds of 14.4 Kb/s would be left in the slow lane."
-- Stephen Carter, UK communications minister