We love Mark Cuban because he is never afraid to speak his mind, even in front of a congressional panel:

Representatives from YouTube, Sling Media, HDNet and others appeared before a House Energy and Commerce telecom subcommittee to discuss the future of video entertainment. Providers and lawmakers have grappled with a variety of issues that could change the way consumers access online video content, including net neutrality, copyright concerns and bandwidth issues.

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“In our current bandwidth constrained environment, the concept of Internet video replacing TV is laughable,” Cuban said. “Replacing high-definition TV [with online content] isn’t even on the radar. There is certainly a market for video content on PCs, but it’s a complimentary market, not a primary market.”

What’s even better is that when the officials raised the topic of net-neutrality, Cuban basically shrugged his shoulders and pointed out that it would not even be an issue if bandwidth was not so constrained. Unfortunately, tech companies and net video providers are in a tough spot. They are typically laissez-faire, pro-net-neutrality advocates but the only way to improve bandwidth is via government intervention which is anathema to them.