FCC Mulls Retrieving Airwaves from TV Broadcasters
But would ATT actually USE the spectrum?
Btw, neat gravatar.
Btw, neat gravatar.
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How would they pick...
...the stations that they would pull from?
Could it be that they have not been "friendly" to the current administration? Would they pull from a long standing company that is doing well and making a profit? Would there be any thing with minority ownership? How about religious ownership?
I have 20 years in the broadcasting industry. know how it has changed. It used to fall under the 777 rule. That really said that one company could only own 7 AM, 7 FM and 7 TV stations. If they wanted to buy one then they needed to sell one of the same. For better or worse, now there are really no limits. You really do not have to serve the local community as before. Plus the "public file" that they keep is really a joke. Plus it used to be that some...
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Could it be that they have not been "friendly" to the current administration? Would they pull from a long standing company that is doing well and making a profit? Would there be any thing with minority ownership? How about religious ownership?
I have 20 years in the broadcasting industry. know how it has changed. It used to fall under the 777 rule. That really said that one company could only own 7 AM, 7 FM and 7 TV stations. If they wanted to buy one then they needed to sell one of the same. For better or worse, now there are really no limits. You really do not have to serve the local community as before. Plus the "public file" that they keep is really a joke. Plus it used to be that some...
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Researcher said:
...the stations that they would pull from?
Could it be that they have not been "friendly" to the current administration?
Lose the conspiracy theories. For a supposed "Researcher," you are para...
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I have a major problem with this.
There is no doubt that releasing more spectrum for broadband is a win for consumers. However, Putting this up for auction for bidders is a red flag. The two largest carriers are the only ones with the cash to acquire the spectrum. This would give even more control to them and I would forsee exhuberant price plan costs and too much control. This would trump the consumer advantages and put to bed any hope for reasonable priced broadband access. We could hope for other companies to bid, but in all reality, who is in the best position to operate the infrastructure? Do we as consumers want a compromise in balance of control or do we want the monopolistic trends to continue? What is the point of Net Neutrality if we can't afford it?
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I fear, that our future, will be a technically dependent future. They are selling pockets of air. Auctions only help those who have the money to place a big enough bid to secure a victory. So in a sense, I agree with you. Net Neutrality and anything e...
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I agree
The FCC IS the problem
If spectrum was actually treated like regular property(such as real estate) and therefore actually owned by the TV station(like real estate), then this wouldn't even be an issue. Once the market could demand an equitable price from the TV stations, then it could simply be sold. For those of you who don't understand the economic principle behind this, I'm not even going to explain why in this thread.
Interesting
Did the broadcasters pay for these airwaves? If not, then sure auction them off to either the wireless carriers or the broadcasters. Seems like a great revenue source.
