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Takes too long, too expensive, doesn t address competition, Genachowski says The FCC isnrsquo;t failing to protect the Internet because itrsquo afraid of the power of giant telecom companies and their lobbyists, who steal its
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HydroJug ict the behavior of giant companies that have little competition in local markets and uncontested power to limit, change or overcharge for the services they offer to both consumers and businesses, to extrapolate a bit on the explanation offered to Congress yesterday by FCC chairman Julius Genachowski. The FCC is stuck using antitrust regulations to try to restrict the behavior of carriers on the Internet, which is expensive to pursue, takes a long time, and kicks in only after damage is done, he said. Which is interesting, because except for the first big breakupmdash;of Standard Oil Co., for which the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was largely written ndash; the most notable anti-trust case in U.S. history was the breakup of ATT during the 1980s.What is not new is the hesitation of federal agencies to restrict carriers on antitrust grounds, even when they appear to be cooperating with each other at th
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Even if mobile TV is still in its infancy and poses numerous technical and legal hurdles, major production studios donrsquo;t want to miss out on the action.There are many stumbling blocks to bringing content to mobile devices, Bill Sanders, vice president of mobile programming at Sony Pictures Digital Inc., said Tuesday in an interview on the sidelines of the Mobile Video Television Summit in London. But there are also a lot of opportunities.Sanders, who has worked for a few of the big Hollywood studios, referred to the recent deal between The Walt Disney Co. and Apple Computer Inc. as a wake-up call for studios still undecided about mobile devices as a
polene sac new distribution channel for their content. In October, Apple cut a deal with the ABC television network to make five popular shows from ABC network, which is owned by Disney, available for download on the U.S. computer companyrsquo new video player iPod.Since then, e
stanley tumbler very major studio in Hollywood has done some sort of reorganizing to give mobile devices greater focus, he said. Historically, studios have been reluctant to cannibalize their cinema business, according to Sanders. Thirty years ago, they fought home video to protect their theater seats, he said. But now home video is a booming business and together with cinema, is generating more reve
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