[opendtv] Re: Verizon Wireless to Offer Open Access to Network - WSJ.com
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:08:56 -0500
At 11:23 AM -0800 11/27/07, John Willkie wrote:
Makes one wonder just how many TV-like services they will use that
spectrum for.
Bad news for Bob Miller, I think.
I am glad to see the interest from this group in what is happening to
the mobile communications industry.
I agree with John that TV broadcasters should worry about the mobile
Internet and its ability to deliver TV services. Unfortunately, the
TV broadcasters really won't about this, just as they do not care
about the fact that 90% (perhaps higher) of their viewers utilize a
competitors network for the delivery of their broadcast signals. They
will simply figure out a way to make the mobile operators pay
subscriber fees for the content.
Makes one wonder how much money the government could make if they
took ALL of the spectrum away from TV broadcasters, while preserving
their "right" to negotiate (re)transmission consent. With this
spectrum it would be possible to deliver enough bits in every market
to make the Internet (both wired and wireless) the preferred way to
access TV content.
Regards
Craig
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