The BBC's Director of Future Media and Technology, Ashley Highfield, has posted an update to his personal blog in which he threatens to name and shame any ISP's that restrict access to its iPlayer (IPTV) service:


Highfield then goes on to make several suggestions about how ISP's, content providers and customers could improve the situation:


We'd certainly agree that the idea of ISP's charging content providers is unworkable and stems from the fact that far too many of the largest providers now operate within ultra-thin margins of their own making. It is the ISPs responsibility to adapt its packages to what the Internet offers and not the other way around.

However, Highfield then makes the same mistake as most consumers by buying into the marketing myth that "unlimited" broadband actually exists. Though it is possible to deliver an unrestricted broadband service, doing so usually means a noticeable quality loss and other access restrictions. Bandwidth is not free and must be shared between users.

There are a number of other suggestions too, some more tangible than others, including a bizarre reference to Moore's Law. The full blog can be read here and is well worth a quick read through.