RadioDoc
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Re: FCC??
Without the government in the way they wouldn't exist.
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| said by RideRed  :
Of course they would.
And just how would they exist????
The radio spectrum is a finite resource (in terms of easily useable frequencies for a given task) and needs to be licensed in a systematic process or problems will arise.
No governmnet aka FCC, no sat radio, no FM, no AM, no OTA TV, no DBS, no C/Ku band sat, and on....
Let the marketplace divy up the spectrum.... Oh that would work well, NOT! The FCC's failure to properly enfocre its own regulations and an industry bully have been polluting the 800MHz band for years and only now being cleaned up via the Rebanding process. Government oversight, regulation and licensing for all things radio is needed now and will be needed even more in the future. If only people with real brain power inhabited the FCC, but thats...... |
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RadioDoc
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Did you think this all just appeared on it's own one night?
It's a licensed service using licensed airwaves which were taken from other licensed users for a specific purpose. If it is not going to be used for what it was designated, it's time to give it to a higher use. Promises were made and certain expectations of performance are required.
Your Nathan Therm imitation, notwithstanding.
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That's like saying cars wouldn't exist without traffic lights. |
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said by RadioDoc :Did you think this all just appeared on it's own one night? It's a licensed service using licensed airwaves which were taken from other licensed users for a specific purpose. If it is not going to be used for what it was designated, it's time to give it to a higher use. Promises were made and certain expectations of performance are required. Your Nathan Therm imitation, notwithstanding. More red herrings. The FCC doesn't regulate the internet yet it seems to be running just fine with self-regulation for 10 years so that argument is moot. Satellite radio would exist just fine without government interference.
Meanwhile none of this 'spectrum' nonsense supports opposition to a merger and neither does the idiotic argument of "well they promised not to merge". So what? The FCC changes it's mind all the time and the merger rule was about preventing a monopoly but anyone with objectivity sees that satellite radio has plenty of competition from terrestrial radio, portable music players and other mobile entertainment devices. If terrestrial radio didn't see satellite as a competitor CBS wouldn't be calling themselves "Free Radio" or lobbying so hard against this merger.
A merger is good for consumers and that is all that matters. There is no point in discussing it any further or entertaining more irrelevant anti-satellite radio rants.
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RadioDoc
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| re: FCC & Internet. I suppose you're just using that as an example of a red herring because it has absolutely nothing to do with this.
re: Spectrum nonsense. Speaking of red herrings, you say it's idiotic but then attempt to change the subject to some promise someone made not to merge and then do not address the spectrum management aspect at all. The "promise not to merge" is also irrelevant. There were no such promises. What there is, however, is a promise, via claims and proposals made during the Rulemaking which created the service along with claims and promises made at the licensing stage which they are legally obligated to abide and follow through on. If they can't do it, then they need to turn in the license. Very simple stuff.
Claiming that a format calling itself "free radio" is evidence of terrestrial radio's fear of satellite is laughable. There have been similar format names for decades. Maybe you forget "pirate radio" which was around long before the first XM/Sirius satellite was launched, not to mention all of the free-form and progressive stations from the 70's. Or any number of stations worldwide with cutesy names. I find it amusingly ironic that the same person who was responsible for the CBS you obviously blindly hate is the one kiting this merger you blindly love.
There is no consumer upside to this merger. Mel Karmazin is trying to get both at fire sale prices. Consumers are hardly on the radar. You snort and spit and make baseless accusations and claims but don't provide a shred of backup. The only one rating here is you.
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You're confusing spectrum management with improper interference with commerce. While the FCC has a legitimate role in spectrum management issues, it should keep its nose out of the business side of this merger. |
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