[opendtv] Re: Final Wales switchover underway
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:11:35 -0600
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> What a scam.
>
> You cannot compare a national average with the density in a specific
> region served by translators. There are translators in the U.S.
> serving smaller and larger groups. So What?
>
> The only difference is that in the U.S. most (not all) translators
> have been built by broadcasters, while in the U.K. there is a
> government mandate to deliver TV signals to 99% of the population.
> In the U.S. there are also many government financed translators, but
> most of these are going away as there is little demand for them
> anymore, now that many of these areas have both cable and DBS service.
You're being obtuse, Craig.
Wales is the size of Massachusetts. Do you think OTA broadcasters require 75
translator sites to cover Massachusetts?
You can't compare parts of a country that are similar to New England states, in
size and population, with what we term as "remote places" in the US.
Bert
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