Commerce Sec Gutierrez: Broadband Regulation Too Costly

Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez on Monday said cable operators should be allowed to manage their broadband networks free from intrusive regulation. “Broad regulations that limit the ability of operators to price or manage their networks could actually deter and delay investment and innovation. The result would be fewer choices and higher prices for consumers,” Sec Gutierrez said during his remarks at NCTA's The Cable Show '08. He claimed the Bush administration recognized that the private sector was the source of innovation and that government should not adopt regulations that can't keep pace with changing technology. Crafting rules designed to ensure that broadband providers manage their networks in a reasonable fashion were unlikely to succeed, Sec Gutierrez said.
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