FCC Prods Consumer Electronics Industry on Compatibility Issues.(William E. Kennard address)(Transcript)

The promising future of Interactive TV has been stalled too long by the inaction of vested interests. It's time to move IPTV from the vast wasteland to the vast wonderland. Editor's Note: The following is edited from a speech prepared for delivery by Mr. Kennard to the participants at the 2000 International Consumer Electronics Show, January 7, 2000.

In the old world, services like television, and cable, and telephone constituted different ways of delivering different products. The conduit defined the content. But these rules have been rewritten by digitization. ...

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