Michael K. Powell Quotes

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• I think people have a vague sense that the television system is changing.
• So as I look at transitioning to the communication platforms of the future, I see that the beauty of Internet protocols is you get the…
• More and more, job listings are exclusively available online and as technology evolves nearly every occupation now requires a basic level of digital literacy with…
• The comparison to the old world is something to get excited about. We have the potential for more choice and innovation, and a different regulatory…
• Unlike the phone system, which is engineered around an application, the Internet layered model allows you to, in essence, separate applications from infrastructure.
• We're trying to fix this with the plan we've been floating. Now, the law says the transition ends in 2006 or - and the "or"…
• We think the whole world's going to change, and forget that human beings are still human beings; we have the same five senses, we still…
• The first thing I feel like we have the potential to do is to deliver to consumers more roots to their home.
• I love my DSL, but I love my WiFi more. And I probably get on the Internet 40 percent to 50 percent more because of…
• You can sell nothing for a mark-up for a while, but only until something starts eating away at it. Now I can go home and…
• Conservatives were griping for decades about liberal media and nobody paid attention. Now, all of a sudden, one news channel has gotten a whole new…
• Behavioral psychologists have observed that wanting something has a much stronger emotional impact than the pleasure that comes once you have it, or the memory…
• Television is the original social network. Consumers love great television, but they also love talking about television. Sharing with friends the thrill of the last…
• Giving consumers the choice of having it all in one big bite means different viewers are in many different places in the book, making it…
• The U.S. has more broadband subscribers than any country other than China. Americans rank at the top in their use of the web, and numerous…
• Broadband access is the great equalizer, leveling the playing field so that every willing and able person, no matter their station in life, has access…
• Cable is a dynamic and highly innovative industry, providing cutting edge services and content that Americans love. The broadband platform the industry has deployed is…
• It saddens me when public officials and bureaucrats are criticized for ulterior motives, none of which I have ever found in a government bureaucrat, or…
• The industry must adhere to certain consumer protection norms if the Internet is to remain an open platform for innovation.

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