Tom Wheeler: “The big kick I get is that AT&T and the cable companies have been putting out statements that say, 'This is going to…”

“The big kick I get is that AT&T and the cable companies have been putting out statements that say, 'This is going to thwart innovation.' And I scratch my head and say, 'My goodness, let's see. When was the last time that competition thwarted innovation rather than spurring innovation?' And you are telling me that a locked-down, closed system will have more impetus to be innovative than a competitive, open system? I think that history shows that it is exactly the opposite of what happens in reality.”