[opendtv] Re: TV Technology: Survey: 17 Percent of U.S. Households Are OTA-Only
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 04:41:34 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
We have been counting only people looking for jobs as unemployed
for decades. People who stop looking are not included in the
percentages you cite.
Exactly, and that has been true for decades.
The number of people who have stopped looking for a job is at
the highest level since the Carter administration.
First point: prove it. Second point: for any given unemployment figure, the
larger population will obviously result in more people unemployed. But in the
Carter administration, we were at dual-digit unemployment for some time. And
yes, people back then ALSO complained that the figures were misleading, also
because people quit looking.
Not sure what your point is,
It was merely to say that many people, not just rich people, have alternative
means of watching TV, than just using OTA.
Yes these technologies are expensive. Incumbents that have spent
decades building infrastructure and developing Triple Play services
have a huge advantage over a new entrant. It is very difficult to
achieve a decent return on investment by overbuilding an incumbent
and selling only broadband.
Correct. So, this results in local monopolies, which in turn means they can
exercise monopoly powers when they feel like it, and that's why Title II comes
in play. I don't care about your "the bundle." That aspect was never expected
to be neutral, and people can choose to buy it or not. But telecom services ARE
expected to be neutral. Everyone, except perhaps a few yahoos, has come to
expect that kind of neutrality, for more than 100 years. You seemed to be
saying that these incumbents have a monopoly and that's why Title II concerns
you. Reverse logic, right?>
Huh?
You can put the ONT at the point of service at the garage.
Yes, now, how do you reach the WiFi access point? They would have to install
either cat-5e or coax, to reach the WiFi router somewhere more centrally
located in the house. I explained all of this already.
I have none of that cat-5e or coax now, Craig. So it's a hassle, when it should
not be.
The ONT would be where the phone connections are now, easily wired to the
indoor telephone twisted pair. No problem there. They could also use that
connection for the broadband, using ADSL, and that would be that. Wouldn't even
need to make an appointment. Capisc?
Bert
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