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May 06, 2008
Preemptive Internet Regulation Would Worsen Economy and Stifle Broadband Investment and Deployment NetCompetition.orgWASHINGTON—Scott Cleland, chairman of NetCompetition.org, today questioned why the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet is using today’s hearing, “H.R. 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008,” to focus on net neutrality legislation. Preemptive regulation, when the Internet is flourishing could worsen the economic recession, cost the U.S. jobs and innovation and put on hold broadband deployment that could help to be a stable economic force to dig the economy out of recession.
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Apr 21, 2008
NetCompetition.org Asks Why Worsen Recession with Preemptive Internet Regulation?WASHINGTON—Scott Cleland, chairman of NetCompetition.org, today questioned why the Senate Commerce Committee would focus on promoting net neutrality in its “Future of the Internet” hearing, when the Internet is flourishing and does not need ‘saving,’ and when unprecedented preemptive regulation of the Internet could worsen the economic recession, cost jobs and freeze broadband deployment.
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Feb 11, 2008
Critic: Tech companies trying open spectrum too much Grant Gross, Computer WorldTech companies are pushing regulators to abandon property ownership rules, one critic says
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Feb 03, 2008
Net Neutrality Advocates are ‘Antiproperty,’ Critic Says Washington Post, PC WorldTech companies pushing for access to spectrum “white spaces” and for net neutrality and open access on broadband and wireless networks have an antiproperty agenda, says one critic.
Open access and other conditions on the 700MHz spectrum currently being auctioned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission may be suppressing bids and limiting the uses winning bidders have for the spectrum, added Scott Cleland, founder of telecom analyst firm The Precursor Group, speaking at the U.S. Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee’s 2008 State of the ‘Net Conference in Washington, D.C. Cleland voiced a contrarian view during a discussion of spectrum policy; other speakers called on the U.S. Congress and the FCC to open up more spectrum to unlicensed uses.
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Aug 01, 2007
G4TV’s Attack of the Show G4TV's Attack of the Show with host Kevin Pereira, ForbesI debated David Ewalt on G4TV’s Attack of the Show on the subject of Google’s intention to bid for spectrum in the upcoming 700 MHz auction.
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