Dirty Harry
03-04-2009, 11:18 AM
CongressDaily (http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/) reports on some recent comments made by ESA head Michael Gallagher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gallagher_(US_politician) about the current status and the needs of the gaming industry to flourish.
"We're the only form of entertainment online that's interactive -- movies and music are linear." Gallagher told CongressDaily. "We're very pleased with the president's strong embracing of broadband deployment as a high value goal for our country." The $6 billion-plus in broadband funds in Obama's economic stimulus package was a good start, he added. Gallagher's group also supports efforts to free up wireless spectrum as gaming moves from PCs and plasma screens to handheld devices. "The administration and Congress have a huge amount to contribute to make sure that resources are available and make sure that rules of the road encourage investment and give companies and customers access to it at reasonable prices and terms," he said.
Catch the entire article here (http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/cd_20090202_7042.php).
"We're the only form of entertainment online that's interactive -- movies and music are linear." Gallagher told CongressDaily. "We're very pleased with the president's strong embracing of broadband deployment as a high value goal for our country." The $6 billion-plus in broadband funds in Obama's economic stimulus package was a good start, he added. Gallagher's group also supports efforts to free up wireless spectrum as gaming moves from PCs and plasma screens to handheld devices. "The administration and Congress have a huge amount to contribute to make sure that resources are available and make sure that rules of the road encourage investment and give companies and customers access to it at reasonable prices and terms," he said.
Catch the entire article here (http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/cd_20090202_7042.php).