[opendtv] Re: Here we go again...
- From: John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:58:04 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
another laugher. The "fota distribution network" is the aether. I tend to
doubt that apartment managers are actually grabbing the airwaves.
John Willkie
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jul 2, 2008 9:41 AM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: Here we go again...
>
>Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>
>> Satellite radio has found a marketplace niche, but growth
>> has slowed significantly and most surveys suggest that post
>> merger growth will be tepid at best.
>>
>> But this does not stop the NAB from working overtime to
>> block the merger, and for the politicians on the sidelines
>> to tell the regulators what they should do. THus it comes
>> as no surprise that a group of Senators is suggesting that
>> the Satcasters be forced to do something akin to what the
>> FCC required of TV manufacturers - i.e. force the
>> manufacturers of satellite radio receivers to include HD
>> radio receivers in their devices.
>>
>> On the surface this makes sense - the inclusion of an HD
>> radio receiver should not add much to the cost of the new
>> radios that the merger will require (the systems use
>> different modulation, thus existing receivers do not work
>> with both). Once again the NAB and their buddies in
>> Congress smell the opportunity to prop up broadcasters,
>> rather than letting the marketplace decide...
>>
>> [From] the article: "Consumers deserve the opportunity to
>> choose from all of the latest radio technologies, whether
>> they listen at home, at the office, or in the car."
>
>But Craig, you are not looking at the reality of what is taking place.
>
>Example 1, TV-related. In an apartment complex (highrise, whatever), the
>management grabs the existing FOTA TV distribution network and forces
>the tenants to either subcribe to the MVPD on that coax, or hope they
>are positioned adequately to receive OTA TV via an indoor antenna.
>
>How is that allowing the marketplace to decide?
>
>Example 2. I buy a GM car. An XM-Radio compatible radio is already
>installed (GM has stakes in XM-Radio), but HD Radio tuners are not even
>available as an option. How is that allowing the marketplace to decide?
>
>Matter of fact, when the FCC required apartment managers and owners to
>allow competition among MVPDs distributed throughout the complex, did
>they include availability of FOTA? No. The only stipulation was that the
>service could not be exclusive to just one MVPD. So again, how is that
>allowing the marketplace to decide?
>
>I don't think the Govt should be in the business of encouraging people
>to spend more money than they would otherwise do. The housing meltdown
>is proof enough that people will overspend plenty without govt help!
>
>Bert
>
>
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