Richard Bennett wrote:
Speculation about how the money flows is a worthwhile activity.
Sure, no problem.
-- Richard Bennett Research Fellow Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Washington, DC
In summary, Mr Bennett is an unregistered lobbyist, employed by other registered lobbyists. It's really a waste of time to engage him, as it's his full-time job to write his screed. We have neither the time nor manpower. "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!" -- Upton Sinclair (1935) http://www.itif.org/index.php?s=staff He claims to have been involved in IEEE Wi-Fi for 15 years. Meaning he's one of those responsible for the bad security (WEP, etc.), and the stagnation of ad hoc networking -- because the industry has a centralized solution they want to sell, customer be damned. His bio also says he was vice-chair for the hub standard, so prevented jumbo frames from being formally adopted -- again, customer be damned. Now, he works for a "think tank" called "Information Technology & Innovation Foundation". Basically, he goes to conferences. He's not responsible for operating any networks or doing any actual engineering. ITIF doesn't give out information about its funding, which usually means it's industry lobbyist funded. Apparently in this case, big cable and probably big telco. They're opposed to net neutrality, and (based on his comments and several of the papers) still think the Internet is some kind of bastard child that needs adult supervision in the middle -- by which they mean themselves /in loco parentis/. Looking at the board, it's populated by ultra-conservative wing-nut Republicans, and some Conservadems (as we call them in political circles, they call themselves "centrists") from the "New Democrat Caucus" for "bi-partisan" cover. And lots of lobbyists -- Federal lobbyists -- who seem to list their educational clients on their bio, but not whether they are also employed by a firm that represents other clients....