[opendtv] Re: Comcast Shares Sink on NBCU Speculation
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 18:26:55 -0500
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> Sorry Bert, but we allowed these corporations to establish a
> market in the TV spectrum. The public no longer owns it, at
> least until the industry collapses and it is no longer
> possible to sell a TV station.
The way I see it, those entrusted wirh the public spectrum have obligations,
such as time for political programming (that you dislike, but I think is
essential), and they SHOULD also make it as self-sustaining as possible. It
would be plain stupid to just support the use of this public spectrum with tax
dollars, when this is not necessary.
> Then again, the politicians have sold most of the rest of the
> spectrum to the highest bidders - we now pay for the use of
> virtually ALL of the public spectrum resources.
I just don't see how they have the right to do this, especially when we're
talking spectrum that has traditionally been allocated for FOTA radio and TV.
Even IF they gave themselves that right for distributing the rights to
previously unallocated spectrum.
In other words, there's still plenty of room for unbridled greed, Craig. You
don't need to give it all away.
Bert
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