The Internet Protocol interconnection process has worked “quite well” without...
The Internet Protocol interconnection process has worked “quite well” without government involvement, and federal regulators should continue their hands-off approach, Verizon Assistant Vice President Link Hoewing said Friday on a webcast hosted by the Internet Society (http://xrl.us/bnsr84). The federal government…
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has declined to regulate IP interconnection in part to encourage private investment, and “that’s worked,” he said, pointing to the billions of dollars invested in new Internet technologies and 4G buildout. Although there’s a “tendency” for people to think there “could be a strong role for the government” in mandating interconnection, disputes tend to work themselves out over time without it, he said. The hands-off approach encourages innovation, new processes and new business models, such as the rise of Internet exchange points that facilitate content distribution networks, he said. Verizon looks forward to Congress revisiting the 1996 Telecom Act, and giving companies the ability to share information about cyberattacks with each other on a real-time basis without facing liability issues, he said. Hoewing wants to make sure “we don’t get sued” because “we did the right thing.”