You have brought up a nagging question about the FCC and bandwidth. The
original thought was that spectrum should be allocated for "the public
good," not for huge corporations to use to make money or to be auctioned off
o support the federal government. Getting content over wire/fiber/satellite
delivery involved a monthly check to a provider, thus shutting out many
citizens from access. That runs head on against the public good, where
everyone that can get a cheap TV can stick up an antenna and get free
programming, unless you are of course one of our far right fascist
republicans, to whom a man is measured by his net worth. If content is
headed toward other pathways, then you should understand that the US has
some of the most expensive, slowest and not universally available internet
delivery in the developed world. And if you this that fixing this falls
under the heading of making America great again, you are a fool.
And over the air radio is the only trusted source of news where I live.
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From: Moose
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 4:29 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] USB-C Cables
On 1/17/2017 11:23 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
The little thing they forgot to tell people was that the coverage area
with digital is much smaller than analog. So after the dropdead date, most
al stations in the US had to go out and buy newer higher powered
transmitters and antennas to come close to before. One of our local
stations is on two transmitters on two different channels, because the FCC
realized how bad things were screwed up. But AG's cellphone buddies got
more bandwidth.
Isn't the truth that video content delivery is headed inevitably off the old
broadcast system and onto
wire/fiber/satellite delivery? Given limited bandwidth, if the broadcast
industry can't pay for what they need, should
they be subsidized by giving them a below market price? I'm not proposing an
answer, just asking the question.
Be glad you live close enough to the transmitter.
I am, but it's not a big deal, as there are so many other ways to access the
material.
And pray that we don't have to go digital on FM, cause that will lower
coverage areas too, and screw up sound quality .
You and others can pray. I haven't listened to the radio in years, at least
at my instigation. It seems like satellite
and web "radio" give good streams, when I've heard them at restaurants,
stores or other peoples' homes. On my own, I've
found I prefer silence or occasional personally chosen music.
Quiet Moose
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