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Yesterday at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2009 conference, both FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega gave keynote addresses. While Genachowski stressed the importanceof developing “sensible rules of the road” for wireless network neutrality, de la Vega strongly urged that wireless networks must be managed, repeatedly suggesting that net neutrality regulation would let a few heavy data users “crowd out the many” on its 3G data networks.

de la Vega, who is also the incoming chairman of the CTIA board, spent the majority of his time patting the US wireless industry on its back for being the most competitive, offering the “best value,” and providing more choices that anywhere else in the world. Based on the statistics he cited, those things are true, but his analysis fails to recognize that the US is well behind other areas of the world—especially Europe and many parts of Asia—in 3G network rollout, reliability, and speed. He also noted that “US wireless customers can select from among 630 devices from more than 30 manufacturers,” but didn’t mention that many of those devices are only available on a particular network—so choosing a particular device limits your choice of network, and choosing a particular network limits your choice of devices.

 

Source: ars technica