Consumer, indeed!

Isen makes a point too often forgotten in discussions about broadband in the U.S.:

Kevin Martin [Chairman of Federal Communications Commission] at FCC Hearing:

"Consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer, consumer . . . "

. . . even when Ammori, Benkler, Wu have explained, "Citizen, participant, creator, innovator, investor . . . "

Subscribers to broadband networks are not consumers. We use our connections to create media, have political discussions, and contribute to all manner of stuff.