[opendtv] Re: --FCC OKs WiFi between TV channels
- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:00:05 -0400
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From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> The question then would be, what would existing OTA
> broadcasters prefer? Non-TV squatters on their spectrum,
> or more OTA competition?
>
> Bert
The proposal I saw was for 'intelligent' receivers to detect when a channel
was in use and then move to an unoccupied space. Since many OTA
broadcasters go off the air at night, I would hope that the in-use channel
detecting would be an ongoing process for the Wi-Fi devices.
Just as Burger King, McDonalds, and Wendy's always cluster together, more
OTA competition would almost always be better for broadcasters in general.
With USDTV and others on the horizon, more OTA capacity is going to be in
demand.
John
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