C4CC Urges House Commerce Committee to Encourage Broadband Competition

C4CC Urges House Commerce Committee to Encourage Broadband Competition

WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Robust broadband infrastructure will pave the way for dynamic consumer video applications in the next decade. The House should nurture that infrastructure and resist erecting barriers that may frustrate its deployment, Consumers for Cable Choice (C4CC) told the House Commerce Committee in advance of Thursday's hearing on the video marketplace.

"Consumers are excited about the dynamic video applications that are on the horizon, including telemedicine, tele-education and full motion video entertainment," said Robert K. Johnson, president of C4CC. "For consumers to fully enjoy these services, however, broadband networks must be allowed to flourish."

On behalf of the 500,000+ C4CC coalition members, Johnson asked the Committee to further advance competition while separating out other issues that have kept consumers from the full benefits competition can bring.

"C4CC applauds the Committee for recognizing the need to scrutinize and update telecom policies as the needs of consumers change and grow," said Jim M. Conran, C4CC Executive Director. "It is important that these representatives avoid the pitfalls of onerous net regulation that would impede progress in broadband deployment and slow the growth our country needs as soon as possible."

Nielsen/Net Ratings in December 2006 showed 78 percent of active home Web users were connected via broadband during November 2006. This is a thirteen percent increase in this group since 2005. Experts predict that broadband will grow exponentially in the future, and a market that encourages competition is the only way for technology to keep up with the demand for these services.

For a complete copy of C4CC comments: http://www.consumers4choice.org/

About Consumers for Cable Choice

C4CC is a national alliance of consumer advocacy groups and private citizens who are committed to promoting maximum choice for consumers in cable, video and broadband services. C4CC uses a combination of education and grassroots advocacy to impact change, which will result in a deregulated and pro-consumer market that stimulates fair price, more choices and better service options in the cable television industry. C4CC officers Johnson and Conran each have been advocating for policies that benefit residential and small business consumers for more than 25 years.

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