Is Network Neutrality Important Again?

And maybe even still have a governmentamp160Maybeamp160Unlikelyamp160Or is this America39s new normal permanent dysfunctionDon39t fret Instead cross your fingers amp8230 eyes amp8230 toes amp8230 arms and legsamp160And prayOf course there are glimmers of hope Last Saturday the House Budget Committee actually marked up the social spending bill amp8230 including the broadband infrastructure language I repeat Saturday In CongressSo perhaps Kyrsten Sinema DAZ and Joe Manchin DWVA will accept an only slightly watered down big infrastructure bill after all If they don39t well you get it More worry about the debt ceilingDon39t though hold your breathRandom Notes Meanwhile updated versions of socalled Net Neutrality haveamp160reached across the ocean again as 5G shakes up the industries on the British Isles and the continent Seems everything is up for redefining As The Economist 091121 notes streaming in the US is dominating news as classic cable a package of linear networks that is not the cable itself plummets The same thing isn39t quite happening in Europe partly because the ground rules are a bit different Fees and laws differ in Europe including Britain and there is often more than one incumbent And streaming isn39t yet growing as quickly as in the States In the US it is only recently that incumbent cable really the broadband service of what were cable operators has developed robust ontheground competition with maybe better service as municipalities have been more receptive to socalled overbuilds At least two franchises have been more often competing for customers That situation is growing right as major bills might direct billions of dollars at communications infrastructure What a great time to be in the business amp8230 if that is America can function Will overtheair and either linear or streaming television ever get properly monitored and accurately counted Competitors to Nielsen are popping up across a number of more finite trails in what seems a weekly occurrence This isn39t the first time Nielsen has been under the gun It39s just the latest in a long line of shifting realities Something will be worked out and I for one wouldn39t bet against Nielsen for now Shouldn39t the President take a few moments and designate Jessica Rosenworcel chair of the Federal Confusion Commission And then take a second or two to nominate another Democrat to the FCC Just to get some real ability to better serve the industries Ten years ago when we sold our company to SNL Kagan we had very very good maps of the broadband universe Today SampampP owns the buyer that we sold to amp8230 but nobody and in particular the government has any real idea about where how and why any location has broadband amp8230 much less any parsing of the various internet providers classic cable hybrid fiber coax fiber satellite or cellular Tsk tskClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet

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