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September 28, 2004

[nb] Bruce Mehlman: Internet Innovation Alliance

Bruce says it's all about accelerated change.

He explains the advantages of Voice over IP: Lower cost, more features, greater competition. It'll make us more productive, stimulate broadband adoption, and enable innovation.

When it comes to VoIP and the government, we hae three boxes:

Unavoidable priorities such as CALEA, E911, Life Line (?) and Access for the Disabled.

Political realities such as universal service (urban subsidizing rural)

Avoidable mistakes: Applying legacy access charge subsidies (telephonic protectionism) and importing heavy telecom taxation: If you want broadband to grow, don't tax it.

The path forward: First, do no harm. Then, regulate less. And consider ways of using technology to achieve social policy objectives.

Posted by D. Weinberger at September 28, 2004 10:00 AM

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