Just as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has emerged as a significant competitor to traditional telephone services and has grown more pervasive in U.S. homes and businesses, television via high-speed Internet is becoming a reality as both broadband and competition grow. Evidence of the broadband TV steps that both telecommunications and content providers are taking came this week from U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell, who referred to telephone companies’ pursuit of video over IP offerings to compete with cable companies.
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FCC: Broadband Television on the Way
Posted by: Jay Lyman September 16, 2004 01:30 PMJust as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has emerged as a significant competitor to traditional telephone services and has grown more pervasive in U.S. homes and businesses, television via high-speed Internet is becoming a reality as both broadband and competition grow. Evidence of the broadband TV steps that both telecommunications and content providers are taking came this week from U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell, who referred to telephone companies’ pursuit of video over IP offerings to compete with cable companies.