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18 CommLaw Conspectus 199 (2009-2010)
The Regulatory Classification of Internet Protocol Television: How the Federal Communications Commission Should Abstain from Cable Service Regulation and Promote Broadband Deployment

handle is hein.journals/cconsp18 and id is 207 raw text is: THE REGULATORY CLASSIFICATION OF INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION: HOW THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM CABLE SERVICE REGULATION AND PROMOTE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT In-Sung Yoot I. INTRODUCTION By the grace of its digital DNA, the Internet has turned the communications world on its head in just over a decade of widespread adoption. While we once made do with the now seemingly quaint wired telephone, Internet-enabled messaging and voice software allow us to see and hear relatives on the other side of the globe as if they were in the other room. What was once known sim- ply as mail is now derisively referred to as snail mail, thanks to the prolif- eration of e-mail. Where we were once restricted by the contents of our local library, the knowledge of the collective whole of humanity now rests at the tips of our fingers, to be teased out with a few clicks of a button. And in the blink of an eye, the Internet has brought the near collapse of the newspaper industry.' t J.D. Candidate and Institute for Communications Law Studies Certificate Candidate, May 2010, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. The author would like to thank his wife, Catharine, for her support and patience. I E.g., Tim Arango, The Daily News And The Post Talk Business, N.Y. TIMES, Jul. 16, 2008, at Cl (noting a significant decline in newspaper advertising revenues and subscribers because of the Internet); see Richard P6rez-Pehia, A.P. Seeks To Rein In Sites Using Its Con- tent, N.Y.TIMES, Apr. 7, 2009, at BI (discussing the Associated Press' effort to force Web sites, such as Google and Yahoo!, that use the AP's content to share revenues and obtain permission for that use). ZenithOptimedia estimates that by 2011, newspaper advertising will shrink 22.7% below its 2007 peak and Internet advertising will account for 15.1% of all advertising expenditures, an increase from its 2007 percentage of 8.7%. Press Release, Zeni- thOptimedia, Global Advertising Downturn Slows Despite Disappointing Q1 (July 6, 2009), available at http://www.zenithoptimedia.com/about/news/pdf/Adspend%20forecasts%2OJuly%202009.p df.

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