[opendtv] Re: High-Tech CEOs Push Digital TV Deadline
- From: "nat ostroff" <nostroff@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:08:04 -0400
Interesting idea.
However, Broadcasters should not be so fast to accept that analog TV will or
should be shut off any time soon. Here is another proposal.
If Broadcasters would agree to run a PSA effort that exposed the effort in
DC as an attempt to take away free TV from people and suggested that they
write their Congressmen to tell them that they want to keep free analog TV I
suspect the overwhelming response would chill the efforts to turn of analog
transmitters any time soon. My question is why is this not an option and why
has NAB been so silent in the publ;ic sector?
Nat Ostroff
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> I have a proposal.
> I would suggest to the folks on the hill that broadcasters will agree to a
> date certain for shutdown of analog. And, if (more like when) the Hill
wants the
> analog transmitters turned back on, Broadcasters will charge the Treasury
for
> each hour that we have to run the "un-needed" and "parallel" analog
> transmitter plants. I would say that an hourly rate could be determined
that would pay
> for the digital plant in a very short time.
> Essentially, the deal is we'll shut it down - BUT- you have to pay us to
turn
> it back on when the voters respond by calling their congressman.
>
> How many folks on the Hill would agree to that compromise?
>
> Dennis Wallace
>
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