Michael K. Powell

Behavioral psychologists have observed that wanting something has a much stronger emotional impact than the pleasure that comes once you have it, or the memory of having had it. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#comes #emotional #had #having #impact

Broadband eliminates so many barriers to entry for so many different people that it's actually become a barrier to entry in and of itself if you're not getting online on a regular basis. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#barrier #barriers #basis #become #broadband

Conservatives were griping for decades about liberal media and nobody paid attention. Now, all of a sudden, one news channel has gotten a whole new community of people freaked out. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#attention #channel #community #conservatives #decades

I have a vision that's about technology that empowers consumers over institutions. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#consumers #empowers #i #institutions #over

I love my DSL, but I love my WiFi more. And I probably get on the Internet 40 percent to 50 percent more because of the combination of those technologies. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#combination #get #i #i love #internet

I think people have a vague sense that the television system is changing. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#changing #i #i think #people #sense

It saddens me when public officials and bureaucrats are criticized for ulterior motives, none of which I have ever found in a government bureaucrat, or when someone personalizes disagreements. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#bureaucrats #criticized #disagreements #ever #found

So as I look at transitioning to the communication platforms of the future, I see that the beauty of Internet protocols is you get the separation of the layers between service and technology. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#between #communication #future #get #i

The first thing I feel like we have the potential to do is to deliver to consumers more roots to their home. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#deliver #feel #first #first thing #home

The industry must adhere to certain consumer protection norms if the Internet is to remain an open platform for innovation. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#certain #consumer #industry #innovation #internet