Internet Innovation Alliance Urges Congress to Adopt Video Competition Principles

Continuing its call on Congress to address the last vestiges of the monopoly communications era, the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) announced its support of the Video Competition Principles presented by a bi-partisan group of senators at today's Senate Commerce Committee hearing on franchise reform.

Senators Rockefeller, Ensign, Smith, Kerry, McCain and DeMint, all Senate Commerce Committee members, issued a set of principles focused on promoting broadband development, advancing consumer benefits, while protecting core state and local interests.

"As Congress debates franchise reform, it is imperative that our elected leaders adopt legislation that will lead to increased broadband development and investment. Consumers deserve choice, and only true competition can encourage the market forces that will bring about lower prices, better quality and more choices," said Bruce Mehlman, former assistant secretary of commerce under President George W. Bush and current IIA co-chair.

"The time has come to streamline the regulations that are preventing video competition, before the United States falls farther behind in broadband deployment," said Larry Irving, former assistant secretary of commerce under President Bill Clinton and current IIA co-chair.

The IIA has long promoted similar principles of reform that should be included in any proposed legislation. http://www.internetinnovation.org/industry.

The Internet Innovation Alliance is an association of nonprofit groups, business associations, consumer advocates, think tanks, corporations and technology leaders. We believe in the power behind broadband Internet and its ability to improve American lives by encouraging innovation and freeing the market forces that foster greater competition, job creation and economic growth. The co-chairmen of IIA are Larry Irving, former assistant secretary of commerce under President Clinton, and Bruce Mehlman, former assistant secretary of commerce under President George W. Bush.

Related Articles

• Frost & Sullivan Honors Drager Medical for Excellence in Technology Innovation
  15 February 2006



• Sonus Unveils Strategy for FMC at 3GSM World Congress 2006
  14 February 2006



• Motorola Shines Bright and Blue at 3GSM World Congress
  14 February 2006



• Maven Networks VP Nicholas Troiano Discusses the Future of Internet TV at Media Summit New York
  11 February 2006



• Tantus Networks™ Rolls Out Its First of More Than 500 Proposed WiFlux™ Free Wireless Internet Hotspots in Chicago
  11 February 2006



• IntraISP Selected by Broadband Over Power Line Internet Service Provider for OSS/CRM /Billing Platform
  10 February 2006



• WiMedia Alliance Successfully Completes First Interoperability Workshop
  9 February 2006



• Envox 6.1 Wins TMC'S Internet Telephony Magazine 'Product of the Year' Award for 2005
  24 January 2006



• Internet America Announces the Acquisition of 2Fast Communications, Inc., a Wireless Internet Service Provider in San Antonio, Texas
  20 January 2006



• IntraISP Selected by Three Wireless Internet Service Providers for OSS/CRM /Billing Platform
  17 January 2006