Oops. The "FCC's mission" somehow didn't end up in the text. John Willkie _____ From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Willkie Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:35 AM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: CEA FORECASTS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS REVENUE WILL SURPASS $155 BILLION IN 2007 Unfortunately, minimizing the number of broadcast stations has always been 180 degrees from their mission under the communications Act. (And, I'm not saying that they always did it well). Deintermixture, for one, was very stupid, such as saying that markets like Bakersfield, CA were to be UHF-only was very stupid. John Willkie