As someone who has lived through this issue for many years, and who watched the tortoise- like and tortured pace of discussions about unidirectionality and bidirectionality—I felt the pain, believe me. We can’t do that again, but the sad saga of the CableCARD illustrates the pitfalls that await us at every corner.

Commissioner Michael J. Copps, Comment on new FCC CableCARD provisions, October 14, 2010