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To: E. Davies who wrote (12694)7/19/1999 6:50:00 PM
From: E. Davies  Read Replies (1) of 29970
 
More relevant stuff from the FCC report:

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Cable
Cable modem deployment is beginning to bring high speed access
to the Internet over a broadband pipe that traditionally has been used only
for video program delivery. Like xDSL services, cable modems utilize an
existing pipe into the home (in this case, coaxial cable) in combination with
electronics at the customer's premises and the cable company's offices to
offer high bandwidth capacity to residential users.
As companies like @Home and Roadrunner deploy service across
the country, the Commission has determined in two separate proceedings in
early 1999 that it would not impose any regulation on cable Internet
services at this time. The competitive, market-driven strategy that the
Commission has embraced in the cable arena is the same market-driven
approach that has guided the Commission's policy in the Internet sphere for
three decades: the market, not the government, should bring broadband to
all Americans. This FCC policy has important implications for the ongoing
deployment of cable modems. A deregulatory approach to cable modem
deployment is aimed at permitting this nascent market to flourish without
governmental interference. Rather than risk hindering cable Internet
service deployment in its early stages by imposing a potentially
inappropriate regulatory model, the Commission has determined that the
marketplace should address early deployment issues while the FCC
monitors the ongoing deployment closely. At mid-1999 it appears that this
policy is working, with nearly one million cable modems deployed, up
from only 500,000 at the beginning of the year.

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I don't think the FCC could be much more clear on the issue than this. The market is still going to take time to figure it out though.

Eric
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