[opendtv] Re: Sony U.S execs: Expect a robust holiday season

At 9:34 PM -0500 11/21/05, Bob Miller wrote:
>Skype
>
>At least free in the same sense as OTA TV is free. Yes you have to have
>broadband but if you have it Skype is a free additional service.
>

The Internet does not use the public spectrum. In general you need 
either a telephone to use a modem, or a broadband connection.

Before someone jumps in and says: "What about Wi-Fi," let me add...

We have a few examples of unlicensed spectrum that is used by the 
public for "free services."

Wireless telephones that are connected to wireline services.
CB Radios
Amature radio bands
WiFi networks connected to broadband services

The most interesting thing about this is that each time the 
government lets the public have a little spectrum, a large 
competitive industry seems to spring up, especially when the 
application appeals to a large audience, like wireless phone 
instruments and Wi-Fi.

And then there is the reality that when the government props up 
oligopolies and monopolies, the marketplace tends to support end runs 
around the toll booths.

Regards
Craig

 
 
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