.
>> THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE HAVE
LITERALLY NOTHING TO PEDDLE
OTHER THAN HYSTERIA AND FEAR
FOR THE LIGHT TOUCH APPROACH
WE'VE HAD FOR THE INTERNET'S
EXISTENCE.
I HOPE THE PEOPLE FOCUS ON THE
SEVERAL WEEK, NOT SURPRISED AT
ALL.
NEIL: THAT IS FCC CHAIRMAN AJIT
PAI TO END THE NET NEUTRALITY.
THE IMPACT REALLY IS DRASTIC
SAYS SOME OF THESE MEDIA
REPORTS CLAIM.
THE INTERNET ITSELF BEING
DESTROYED AS SOME OF THE PAPERS
SEEM TO INDICATE ESPECIALLY IN
ROBERT, I DO REMEMBER THE
INTERNET ALIVE AND THRIVING UP
SINCE IT COMING INTO BEING, ALL
THE BIG BOYS STARTED CUTTING
BACK ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE
THERE, SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN
GOING DOWN, WHY IS THAT?
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME BACK ON
THE SHOW.
NEIL: GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
>> THE TITLE 2, THE
PRIMARILY, AND EVERY
INDEPENDENT WALL STREET ANALYST
OTHERS AND HAVE NO DOG IN THE
FIGHT, THEY'RE JUST ANALYZING,
THAT DAMOCLES OF ECONOMIC
INVESTMENT, IF YOU LOOK AT
WIRELESS BROADBAND, THE FASTEST
GROWING SEGMENT OF THE
BROADBAND MARKET, JUST THAT IN
THE PAST TWO YEARS SINCE THAT
ORDER, CAPEX DECLINED 17 ALMOST
18%.
THAT IS SIGNIFICANT AS WE TRY
TO JUMP TO THE NEXT GENERATION
OF 5G WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY.
NEIL: THIS IS THE REASON?
THAT'S THE ARGUMENT.
THIS IS THE REASON.
BUT I ALWAYS THINK -- THE
CONSUMER ARGUMENT HAS BEEN,
WELL, NOW THE GOVERNMENT CAN'T
SHIELD US FROM THESE GUYS
>> THAT'S A BIG MYTH, IT MAKES
FOR GREAT CLICK BAIT.
YOU HAVE THREE STRONG FEDERAL
STATUTES, ONE ON THE BEAT, THE
FEDERAL COMMISSION ACT PUTS THE
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ON THE
BEAT.
NEIL: THE FTC WOULD RULE THIS
ACTIVITY, IF YOU TRY IT, YOU'RE
IN BIG TROUBLE.
CLAYTON ACT AND THE SHERMAN
ACT.
THE PARADE OF HORRIBLES, EVERY
COMPONENT IS ILLEGAL, THE
BLOCKING, THE THROTTLING, ALL
OF THAT WOULD BE ILLEGAL UNDER
A VARIETY OF STATUTES THAT WE
COULD CITE IF YOU WANT ME TO.
THROUGH HOOPS TO PROVE THAT
CASE, LET'S SAY YOU ARE TRYING
TO STREAM A SERVICE THAT ISN'T
AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF A COMPANY
YOU USE FOR INTERNET SERVICE
DOESN'T OWN IT.
HOWEVER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
WITH IT, AND THE MYSTERIOUSNESS
OF IT IS GETTING SLOWED IF IT'S
COMING TO YOU AT ALL.
HOW DO YOU ACT ON THAT IF YOU
SEE IT?
>> RIGHT, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE
COMMON ARGUMENTS.
NEIL: RIGHT.
>> WHICH IS IT DIDN'T HAPPEN,
NO SYSTEMIC MARKET FAILURE WHEN
TITLE 2 IS IMPOSED, AS YOU
POINTED OUT IN THE LEAD.
WHAT WAS THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK
THAT WORKED?
AND SOME SAY IT'S EXPENSIVE FOR
ENTREPRENEUR START-UP TO BRING
A LAWSUIT.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO.
THE CHAIR SAID IT HAS 640
AND THEY LOOK FOR THINGS LIKE
THIS IN VERY COMPLEX CORNERS OF
OUR ECONOMY.
THAT'S NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, THE D.O.J. DOES THE
SAME AS WE'RE SEEING IN A BIG
LAWSUIT RIGHT NOW THAT'S KIND
OF RELATED TO THIS IN A WAY.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF COPS ON
THE BEAT AND THAT'S WHY IT
WORKED SO WELL.
THE CLINTON-GORE COMMISSION
THAT WE WERE DEFENDING, WHICH
IS LIGHT TOUCH REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK, AND WE DEFENDED IT
BECAUSE IT WORKED.
GAVE US THE WONDERFUL INTERNET
ECHO SPHERE THAT WE ENJOY
TODAY.
AND TITLE 2 WAS A STARK
DEPARTURE FROM THE UNANIMOUS --
OF THE INTERNET AS WE KNOW IT.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF
HYPERBOLE IN THE PRESS, WHAT DO
YOU THINK HAPPENS NOW?
>> I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
A GREAT EXPLOSION OF
ENTREPRENEURIAL BRILLIANCE, WE
NEED TO SPEND ABOUT $300
BILLION OVER THE NEXT DECADE ON
THE NEXT GENERATION OF
WIRELESS, WHICH WILL BE FASTER
THAN CABLE SPEEDS ARE.
CABLE IS VERY CONCERNED.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT
UNLEASHED IN A MORE ROBUST FULL
THROATED WAY RATHER THAN A
TENTATIVE WAY.
THAT MEANS MOBILE FUTURE
FASTER.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE HD
MOVIES DOWNLOADED TO YOUR
MOBILE DEVICES MORE QUICKLY.
MORE CHOICES.
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN CONSUMER
OR ACTUALLY 9 OUT OF 10
AMERICAN CONSUMERS HAVE A
CHOICE OF FOUR MOBILE BROADBAND
PROVIDERS AND THERE'S A
LICENSING SPECTRUM AS WELL
BIG CARRIERS, SO PRICES ARE
FALLING, INNOVATION IS