A post Must Carry world, should it occur, would certainly create a restructured broadcast industry. IMO, networks would be generally unaffected and many local stations will continue to compete but others clearly would not. Bert wrote: >These were questions to Dale, but here are some answers from an outsider to the industry. Craig Birkmaier wrote: >Please consider the following questions: >1. What will happen to local broadcasters when Must >Carry/Re-transmission consent are overturned? It's possible that a restructuring would occur, but not necessarily a bad thing for anyone. I see the content of the major networks still being demanded, even if must- carry is overturned ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.