Craig, You're missing one aspect regarding the freeness of Freeview. It is subsidized by the current 126.50 GBP ($232.47 USD at today's exchange rate) annual Colour TV License Fee. TANSTAAFL John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx> > When Freeview offered a pared down service for FREE, the dynamics > changed entirely. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.