tlcbob
join:2001-07-11
Harrisburg, PA | reply to RadioDoc
Re: WOW Actually, the people benefiting from the death of analog is everyone. Opening that spectrum to new digital devices will greatly boost our technology options.
In fact, guess who is footing the bill for converting many of the analog TV stations to digital - not Comcast or Verizon (go fios!). It's Nextel. Apparently they are getting prime space in the new spectrum for doing these conversions. |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Nextel is subsidizing some displacement expenses for stations in the affected channel range to speed up their relocation to below 700 MHz. That's entirely up to them (and the stations) but doesn't get either any sort of special treatment. This is to help resolve some longstanding interference issues.
The great majority of people don't care about "technology options". All they see are cell phones which barely work to make calls and all sorts of other things which amount to little more than ego bling. I'm all for technological progress but don't kid yourself.
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tlcbob
join:2001-07-11
Harrisburg, PA | They are actually paying contractors to do the tranmitter swaps - My friend is one of the contractors. They will benefit by getting the spectrum they have already requested. |
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