[IP] NAB Argues for Free OTA TV

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@warpspeed.com>
Date: September 8, 2004 5:17:24 PM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net@warpspeed.com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] NAB Argues for Free OTA TV
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[Note:  This item comes from reader Monty Solomon.  DLH]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
> Date: September 8, 2004 2:09:44 PM PDT
> Subject: NAB Argues for Free OTA TV
>
> NAB Argues for Free OTA TV
>
> The National Association of Broadcasters continued to argue for
> over-the-air free TV at the Federal Communications Commission
> Tuesday, saying in a filing that no TV viewers should be left behind
> during the switch to digital TV.
>
> The NAB warned against any potential disruption for households that
> get only over-the-air TV and for cable and satellite TV subscribers
> who have OTA-only analog sets when analog broadcasting is turned off
> and TV goes digital. "While we recognize the important demands for
> the broadcast spectrum to be reclaimed after the transition, we
> emphasize here the caution that the commission must employ in
> advancing the conversion to digital and ceasing analog broadcasting,"
> the NAB said.
>
> In its second set of comments on the issue, NAB said a large portion
> of the 18.9 percent of U.S. households that receive television over
> the air do so by choice, not because economics dictates it.
>
> ....
>
> <http://www.skyreport.com/viewskyreport.cfm?ReleaseID=1479#Story1>


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