Tech Policy Institute Fellow Scott Wallsten Slams Set-Top Proposal

The Technology Policy Institute's Scott Wallsten says the Federal Communications Commission has provided no economic rationale to justify its new set-top box proposal, and provides no evidence of consumer harm from the current set-top marketplace or evidence that consumers would be better off under the FCC's proposal. In comments to the FCC, Wallsten, VP for research and senior fellow at TPI, says that, by contrast, there is clear evidence that the set-top box marketplace is competitive. Wallsten, says the FCC needs to explain why it believes the set-top marketplace is not competitive and why regulatory intervention is necessary.