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Testimony of Public Knowledge Before the US Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet Hearing on the State of Video
Testimony
of John Bergmayer
Senior
Staff Attorney
Public
Knowledge
Before
the
U.S.
Senate
Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Technology
Subcommittee
on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Hearing on “The State of Video”
May 14, 2013
PK's Comments Concerning the Proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP)
Letter from the Online Video Community to the Senate Re: Data Caps
This April 18, 2013, letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation is also available as a PDF.
The Honorable Jay Rockefeller, Chairman
United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, &
Transportation
254 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable John Thune, Ranking Member
United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, &
Transportation
560 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senators Rockefeller and Thune:
Internet Governance Discussion Draft 2013
This bill was passed by a voice vote in the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on April 11, 2013.
The Wrong Tool for the job: Data Caps, Price Discrimination, and Bandwidth Pricing
A brief by Michael Weinberg, VP of the Institute for Emerging Innovation, Public Knowledge. This paper is also available as a PDF. For more information, read the white paper Know Your Limits.
As the discussion surrounding data caps shifts from one about “data hogs” to one about pricing models, it is critical to examine the issue with precision. This short paper examines the role that price discrimination can play in broadband pricing, and considers the different ways to implement a price discrimination strategy. It concludes that, while price discrimination can be an effective way to increase access to broadband, data-based pricing is an inefficient and counter-productive means to that worthy end.
The Shift From Congestion to Discrimination
preservesthe openness of the Internet and the public's access to knowledge, promotes creativity through balanced copyright, and upholds and protects the rights of consumers to use innovative technology lawfully.
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