Another key takeaway from Supercomm last week was the fact that the FCC (at least for now), despite its recent E-911 decision, will attempt to keep its VoIP-friendly posture.  It was good to hear new FCC Chairman Kevin Martin repeatedly express his belief that cable and phone companies should compete on a level playing field.  Therefore, MSOs have been able to enter the voice business world with few regulatory barriers.  With the phone companies battling local municipalities over the need to obtain franchises to offer video service, Congress will likely get a chance to review the current federal communications law.  Regardless of the uncertainity of future regulation reform, the one sure bet is that all players will increase their network spend in the future.  Anyone at the CRTC listening?   more »