[opendtv] Re: Hearings :Cost of Converter Boxes
- From: "Cliff Benham" <cliff.benham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:30:11 -0500
All this is just corporate giants demanding a guarantee of sales before =
they will produce a new product.
Isn't there a federal law against such practices?
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Subject: [opendtv] Re: Hearings :Cost of Converter Boxes
I watched the webcast of yesterdays hearing, and saw the LG =
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hold up a model of a converter box in the palm of his hand, stating =
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would need to be powered by a wall mounted power supply, and would cost =
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$50.00 by 2006 if the government would set a hard date.
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It is also a matter of public record that on January 6, 2005, Richard K. =
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Templeton, President and CEO of Texas Instruments. Visited with the FCC =
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stated his company could deliver a $30.00 converter box by=20
2006 if a firm date is set.
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I wonder what the real market competitive price of a converter box =
could be?
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Mike Simon
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January 11, 2005
Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
Office of the Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
Re: Ex Parte Communication. MB Docket No. 03-15.
Dear Ms. Dortch:
Pursuant to Section 1.1206(b)(2) of the Commission=E2EUR(tm)s Rules, =
this is to =20
notify you that on January 6, 2005, Richard K. Templeton, President and =
CEO of =20
Texas Instruments (=E2EURoeTI=E2EUR=9D), Trisha Cunningham,
Director, Worldwide Communications of TI and Robert S. Koppel, =
Director,=20
Government Relations,Telecommunications Policy of TI met with =
Commissioner=20
Kathleen Abernathy and Matt Brill,
Commissioner Abernathy=E2EUR(tm)s Senior Legal Advisor.
During the meeting, TI urged the FCC to act this year to establish a =
firm=20
deadline for clearing the 700 MHz spectrum of analog TV services. TI =
emphasized=20
that the 700 MHz spectrum currently used by
analog broadcasters is extremely valuable for public safety services =
and for=20
broadband wirelessservices. TI further emphasized that establishing =
(and=20
publicizing) a firm deadline would acceleratethe adoption of digital =
TVs in the=20
United States. TI also noted that it estimates that the retail cost =
ofset-top=20
digital-to-analog converter boxes would be $30 - $40 by year end 2006 =
=E2EUR" if a=20
firm deadline is established this year (thereby giving manufacturers a=20
compelling incentive to produce a high volume
of such boxes).Pursuant to the Commission=E2EUR(tm)s Rules, one copy of =
this notice=20
is being filed electronically with the Commission.
Sincerely,
Robert S. Koppel
Director, Government Relations
Telecommunications Policy
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Cc: Matt Brill
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