Here at NCTA, we’ve been spending a lot of time lately discussing usage based pricing, or UBP. There’s a fair amount of confusion out there as to what UBP really is, how it would affect broadband service, and what it would do to the average American’s household budget.
For those who missed last Friday’s NCTA Connects, here’s a full video of the event.
The discussion, titled The Evolving Internet: Patterns in Usage and Pricing, was a deep dive into how consumer broadband usage is changing and how Internet Service Providers must evolve with the needs of their customers.
NCTA President and CEO Michael Powell visited Fox Business this morning. While there he discussed online security and the importance of understanding the constantly evolving technology around us.
This morning, we hosted the first event of a new briefing series called NCTA Connects, which will regularly showcase national thought leaders discussing issues that are impacting the media and communications industries.
There is much talk today about a new law called the CALM Act – or the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act. There are a few media stories about it, including the Los Angeles Times, NPR and CNN, and a press rerelease from Rep.
On Saturday, NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell was on C-SPAN’s The Communicators discussing sports broadcasting, political ads, and how social media might impact the future of TV.
In participating in a major new Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement, NCTA member companies today re-affirmed the industry’s strong commitment to continued improvement in the energy efficiency of the set-top boxes we provide to our customers.
