Tom Barry wrote: >Indoor and mobile reception will be necessary for the future survival of >(free or not) OTA TV. Of course even that will be threatened eventually > by mega-broadband 2-way fiber with pervasive wireless hot spots. > >I think OTA TV is really just legacy multi-casting but there is still no > >reason the broadcasters can't move into the future as technology advances. > >- Tom > > How about mega-broadband 2-way wireless and gigabit wireless into every home along with new ideas like FON to create those pervasive wireless hot spots? Can be done now and I believe will be done very soon. http://en.fon.com/ And with Cable and Telcos talking of changing the "culture" of the Internet in their favor the need and impetuous for end runs around these monopoly creatures could spur such ventures. Bob Miller ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.