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“Meet the Regulator”
Network Reliability
P.J. Aduskevicz
ATT
FCC Network Reliability &
Interoperability Council
Wireless Developments
Dale Hatfield, Chief
FCC Office of Engineering and Technology
Broadband Deployment
Rebecca Dorch, Deputy Chief
FCC Office of Engineering and Technology
Cable Open Access
Robert Cannon
FCC Office of Plans & Policy
Standard
Disclaimer
The views expressed are my
own and do not necessarily
represent those of the FCC,
any Commissioner, or my dog.
Cable Open Access
Robert Cannon
Senior Counsel for Internet Issues
Federal Communications Commission
History
FCC
• Restraint but monitoring
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Sec. 706 Report to Congress
AT&T Mergers
AOL / TW (stayed pending FTC Outcome)
Internet Ventures Petition - leased access channels
Briefs in federal court
• Ch. Kennard announces FCC proceeding
2000)
(June
FCC Computer Inquiries
• 1966: Dependence of Computer
Networks on Telecom Networks
– Computer Networks: Highly competitive and innovative
– Telecom Networks: Monopoly, bottleneck to computer
networks
• Result
– Computer networks (enhance services, ie., ISPs):
Unregulated
– Telecom (basic): Open Platform, safeguards to protect
against discrimination and cross subsidization, required
unbundling of transport from enhancement
Federal Courts
• 9th Circuit (Portland): It’s telecom
service + info service (i.e., Computer Inquiries)
• 4th Circuit (Henrico): It’s cable service
• 11th Circuit (Pole Attachments): It’s
neither
The Present
Notice of Inquiry
• In the Matter of Inquiry Concerning
High-Speed Access to the Internet Over
Cable and Other Facilities
• NOI?
• Results?
Definition Open Access
• “The ability of consumers to choose the ISP
of their choice . . . Enabling consumers and
their chosen ISP to reach each other requires
that ISPs not chosen by the cable company
have the ability to purchase, on a
nondiscriminatory basis, the use of ‘last mile’
communications facilities to reach consumers
who are requesting their service.”
– OpenNet
What Model?
• Cable is affiliated with one ISP and must use
that ISP
• Cable is affiliated with no ISPs
• Cable is affiliated with a preferred ISP that
manages network but consumer has choice of
multiple ISPs
What is it?!?
• Telecom?
• Telecom Service?
• Information Service?
• Advanced Service (Sec. 706)?
• Cable?
• Other?
Open Access
HTML Telephony
HTTP
Mail Real
Media
Applications
Enhanced /
Information Service
TCP / IP
ATM Frame Relay | PPP Ethernet
Cable?
Telecom
Basic Telecom
Implications?
• If Telecom, Then… ?
– Universal Service
– CALEA
– Disability access
– Access Charges
– Interconnection
– Computer II Unbundling requirement
• See USTA Petition that cable pay universal service
fees.
Policy Considerations
• What are the benefits of a competitive
ISP market?
• What market forces are at play?
• What are the technical or operational
Issues?
Policy Considerations
• How do you make this work and not
repeat the telecom wars?
• What action should the FCC take?
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Forebearance?
Deference to market forces?
Regulation?
Regulation lite?
Participate
• GN Docket No. 00-185
• Deadlines
– Comments due Dec 1
– Replies due Jan 10, 2001
• Anyone can file. FCC must consider your
views.
• Electronic Comment Filing System
– http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html
• Relevant Documents:
www.fcc.gov/broadband/
Thank you!
Robert Cannon
Senior Counsel for Internet Issues
FCC Office of Plans and Policy
[email protected]
202-418-2421