At 6:48 PM -0400 5/15/05, Manfredi, Albert E wrote: > >They get "free" basic satellite channels, I suppose because >of the TV tax they pay. So the draw to DBS, which includes >more channels than OTA, will continue to be strong. No. The DBS companies are being forced to offer a basic free service because of REAL competition from Freeview and equivalents around Europe. Competition is a wonderful thing. Too bad it does not exist in the world of TV here in the home of capitalism. 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.