> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 03:29:49PM -0700, J. Forster wrote: >> If over-the-air TV were abolished, that would leave all broadcast media >> in >> the hands of Comcast and Verizon and their $100+ charges. > > Broadcast TV will never go away... far too important to the > political class as a place for political ads and local news about the > local congresscritters. > > But you forget satellite DTH TV.... Dish and DirecTV have tens > of millions of subs now... it's not just Verizon and Comcast.
There are really no different than cable or FIOS. -John =============== >> It amounts to a communication tax on the entire population. > > Pay cable content seems to be succeeding in the marketplace > despite its higher price to consumers... and the continuing presence of > "free" broadcast TV. > > And more and more of the quality content is there and only there > (and on the Internet for pay too). > > >> >> -John > > > -- > Dave Emery N1PRE/AE, [email protected] DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass > 02493 > "An empty zombie mind with a forlorn barely readable weatherbeaten > 'For Rent' sign still vainly flapping outside on the weed encrusted pole - > in > celebration of what could have been, but wasn't and is not to be now > either." > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
