[time-nuts] Lightsquared goes Global...

David I. Emery die at dieconsulting.com
Fri Jul 1 05:47:39 UTC 2011


On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 03:29:49PM -0700, J. Forster wrote:
> If over-the-air TV were abolished, that would leave all broadcast media in
> the hands of Comcast and Verizon and their $100+ charges.

	Broadcast TV will never go away... far too important to the
political class as a place for political ads and local news about the
local congresscritters.

	But you forget satellite DTH TV.... Dish and DirecTV have tens
of millions of subs now... it's not just Verizon and Comcast.

> 
> It amounts to a communication tax on the entire population.

	Pay cable content seems to be succeeding in the marketplace
despite its higher price to consumers... and the continuing presence of
"free" broadcast TV.
	
	And more and more of the quality content is there and only there
(and on the Internet for pay too).


> 
> -John


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  Dave Emery N1PRE/AE, die at dieconsulting.com  DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass 02493
"An empty zombie mind with a forlorn barely readable weatherbeaten
'For Rent' sign still vainly flapping outside on the weed encrusted pole - in 
celebration of what could have been, but wasn't and is not to be now either."




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