perhaps not, but I'd have to read deeper into them than I care to do were I interested in getting to the bottom of the matter. However, the Congressional Black Caucus is pushing for iBiquity to be included in any XM/Sirius radio (among other social constructs) as a condition of the FCC granting the merger. So, you might have missed that -- despite being beltway-adjacent -- while you were listening to your own words and advice. Come to think of it, isn't Boeing a major exhibitor at the annual CBC forum? John |Willkie -----Original Message----- >From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Jul 2, 2008 4:00 PM >To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [opendtv] Re: Here we go again... > >Adam Goldberg wrote: > >> Requiring specific features in hardware is not the >> government's job. > >Generally, I agree. Although if you had read *my* response to Craig, vs. >the added noise in the circuit, you would have noticed that my main >objection was with the notion that we are dealing with an open and free >marketplace. > >We aren't. I don't think you'll find ANYTHING IN MY RESPONSE (since you >like caps) to suggest I'm in favor of govt intervention. > >Bert > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.