NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Even more on Stanford NN hearing (David P. Reed)
------- Forwarded Message From: David Farber <dave@farber.net> To: "ip" <ip@v2.listbox.com> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:54:17 -0700 Subject: [IP] Merccurynews report on Stanford hearing ________________________________________ From: David P. Reed [dpreed@reed.com] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:15 AM To: David Farber Cc: ip Subject: Re: [IP] Merccurynews report on Stanford hearing I read this article, and would note that it's clearly marked as opinion. One thing about the piece stands out. It insults/libels the commissioners *in advance* of the hearing, repeatedly. (It also insults the commissioners regarding the Harvard hearing). Ought one to reward the commission's willingness to dig into the issues? To recognize that the point of hearing is to question each witness deeply and skeptically? I personally disagree with each of the commissioners on a number of issues. But I believe they are serious people dedicated to doing their jobs as they see them. Since Mr. Bennett was a witness at Harvard, as was I, I have to say that in my service on the FCC Technological Advisory Council (under Chairman Powell) and in my interactions with the government, I choose my arguments carefully, based on the idea that reason and facts, not insults, will carry the day. Bennett seems to think that insults will do better. I disagree. I commend those of you who want to understand Mr. Bennett's views to look at his blog - which is self-explanatory. David Farber wrote: > ________________________________________ > From: Richard Bennett [richard@bennett.com] > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 5:45 AM > To: David Farber > Subject: Re: [IP] George Ford is getting booed and heckled > > As predicted: > > In neutrality debate, carriers get blamed for Net's weaknessesBy Richard > Bennett > Article Launched: 04/17/2008 01:35:28 AM PD > > The circus is coming to Stanford University. The network neutrality > circus, that is, which makes cable companies the whipping boys for > underlying flaws in the design of the Internet. > > The Federal Communications Commission is investigating petitions from > consumer groups and a local start-up, Vuze, against Comcast. The cable > broadband giant is accused of disrupting video traffic uploaded by users > of the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network. But Comcast says its network > management practices are legitimate, needed to ensure that other > broadband subscribers aren't starved by bandwidth hogs. > > The commission already held one public hearing in February on network > management practices at Harvard University, and is holding the follow-up > today at Stanford. > > Little light came from the Harvard hearing, where FCC Chairman Kevin > Martin badgered Comcast's solitary witness with loaded questions and > failed to display any insight into broadband carriers' management > challenges. > > What's more, Martin and the broadband critics have failed to acknowledge > an underlying truth about the Internet: It was originally designed for > the polite society of network engineering professors and students, not > our rough-and-tumble world of large-scale copyright theft and video > file-sharing. And it has design defects - bugs - that make it vulnerable > to overload and abuse. > > rest: http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_8955737 > > > > David Farber wrote: > >> From an IPer re the Stanford Net Neutrality meeting. Sad if accurate >> >> Dave >> >> "It is pretty sad that the only economist here today could barely be heard over the heckling and boos. This event is really a farce." >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now >> RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ >> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >> >> > > ------------------------------------------- > Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now > RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > > - ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------- End of Forwarded Message