Gigabit Nation interview with Bruce Kushnick on AT&T $14 Billion “Bait & Switch” #broadband #telecom #pstn #fcc #iptel #alec #att
In a segment entitled ‘An AT&T $14 Billion Bait & Switch? Why You should Care‘ on December 13 2012 Craig Settles interviewed Bruce Kushnick of the New Networks Institute. on his Gigabit Nation Internet radio show.
Kushnick’s Law states:”A regulated company will always renege on promises to provide public benefits tomorrow in exchange for regulatory and financial benefits today.” In this interview he explains how AT&T’s recently announced plan to spend $14 billion to upgrade its network in exchange for a rescinding of regulation should be approached with skepticism, and how citizens and communities might respond to protect their interests.
joly 8:50 pm on January 11, 2013 Permalink |
Further Gigabit Nation editions that are worth checking out:
*12/17/2012 Closing the Digital Divide in KC, One Neighborhood at a Time w/ Michael Liimatta, President, Connecting for Good
*12/18/2012 Broadband’s Financial Impact? Local Government, Heal Thyself w/ Christopher Mitchell, Director, Institute for Local Self Reliance
*1/9/2013 FCC – Impossible Maze Or Amazing Potential Broadband Ally? w/Sharon Gillett, former Chief of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau