At 3:06 PM -0500 3/21/05, Manfredi, Albert E wrote: >Do we allow the trucking industry free use of public >roads? Yes. No. You really need to check your facts Bert. >It's the same content offered by DBS and cable. Just >less of it. I think you're overstating this business >model stuff. The main difference is quantity of >choice, and DTT can address that part to a degree. Your lack of experience with multi-channel services is obvious. > >OTA and DBS are fairly close together now, in terms >of viewership. OTA is certainly greater than DBS in >terms of connected sets. DTT can keep FOTA going, >even if its only difference comparted with NTSC is >to add some more choice. Where do you come up with this stuff Bert? Please stop confusing the broadcast network content that is available to virtually 100% of U.S. homes with the content that is available to the <20% of homes that only receive OTA broadcasts. Yes the major networks still get about 40% of the audience in prime time - much less in other day parts - but more than half of those homes are not limited to the OTA programming choice, while OTA only homes have no other choice - i.e. they watch the broadcast networks or nothing (except for VHS and DVD programming that they rent or buy). Regards Craig ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.