FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s NCTA Cable Show speech...
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s NCTA Cable Show speech was intended to spur cable providers to increase broadband speeds as well as defend his net neutrality stance, said Guggenheim Partners analyst Paul Gallant in an email to subscribers. The speech implied…
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that if cable companies upgrade speeds for all customers, the FCC will approve future cable paid-prioritization deals, Gallant said. That new revenue stream “clearly would be a positive development for cable,” said Gallant. Wheeler’s speech also implied that not upgrading broadband or preserving Internet openness could lead to increased broadband regulation, Gallant said. “Wheeler’s hint of new broadband regulation is a potential new risk for cable operators,” Gallant said. “But we also believe Mr. Wheeler gave cable operators a roadmap for a continued favorable regulatory environment.”