[IP] more on Public radio seeks recall of FM devices used in cars

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
Date: October 28, 2006 1:30:04 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net, mattm@optonline.net
Cc: ip@v2.listbox.com
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Public radio seeks recall of FM devices  
used in cars

On Sat, 2006-10-28 at 10:13 -0400, David Farber wrote:
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Matt Murray <mattm@optonline.net>
> Date: October 27, 2006 11:05:29 PM EDT
> To: dave@farber.net
> Subject: Re: [IP] Public radio seeks recall of FM devices used in cars
>
> I am almost spitting tacks after reading this.

So am I.

> For decades J.C. Whitney, Radio Shack and other "electronic" vendors
> have sold FM modulators. Now all of a sudden when satellite radio is
> starting to pull listeners away from terrestrial broadcasting, does
> anyone, let alone National Public Radio, actually care about it?!?

Sirius had admitted conspiring with suppliers to ignore FCC regulations,
which is blatantly anticompetitive and illegal.  I hope they get the
book thrown at them.

Lee



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