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Banks, OR | reply to raythompsontn
Re: Go digital said by raythompsontn:Forcing many to pay for technology that they don't want, don't need, and certainly cannot afford just so the few can enjoy their desires is simply not reasonable. As far as the 1996 Telecomm Act is concerned, you're not forced to buy anything. Almost everyone has choices besides their cable provider. You have a choice of two satellite providers, both of which tend to be cheaper than cable. And/or you can put up an OTA antenna and receive free, over-the-air channels.
The Telecomm Act directed the FCC to adopt the OTARD Rule, which means that, in most cases, your local gov't, your homeowners' association, or your landlord can't prevent you from putting up that OTA antenna or satellite dish.
Now if you say that you can only get a few channels over the air, well, "cable channels" are private, subscription-based services; i.e., they're luxuries that you have no inherent "right" to receive. You have no right to get a Mercedes, either; you gotta pay. |
