Connecticut Attorney General not happy with IPTV Bill

How IPTV is regulated has suffered a small set back with a Bill that will allow providers to cherry pick and fails to protect consumer rights.

The subject of regulations on how IPTV is run now and more importantly the future are being subjected to scrutiny from all angles, and so they should be. These Bills and Rules are going to set the standards for the future of IPTV, and unlike the internet which was released and virtually allowed to grow organically it would seem that the case for IPTV is going to be strictly controlled and regulated.

The Attorney General aired his disappointment to the Bill by stating that “I am deeply disappointed by this legislation, which exacerbates an already egregious imbalance against consumers in the current cable playing field.” Which just shows that in the background and behind the scenes there are strings being pulled and the loser in any arrangement that restricts viewing or choice is almost a sort of state or corporate censorship.

IPTV is possibly heading towards a similar situation as TV where viewers have the choice of what they watch but only from what is available at that time, whereas IPTV should allow the consumers to pick and choose what they watch.

He went on to say, “It fails to establish clear standards for service quality, resolution of billing disputes and other consumer protection issues, which constitute the majority of complaints received by my office.” the Connecticut Attorney General.