NCTA Chief Michael Powell Asks for 'Regulatory Humility'

But speech at cable show avoids big issues

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What NCTA CEO Michael Powell did say about the rise of Internet video during his opening remarks at the Cable Show in Chicago this morning felt more like nervous reassurance than a proud declaration of continued dominance. “We help power the American dream,” he said, sounding a particularly lofty note in a speech packed with sweeping rhetoric. “The Internet has changed communications forever… You need to be everywhere if you hope to remain relevant.”

That was the thrust of the Internet-related, how-do-we-adapt, portion of his speech.

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