Craig Birkmaier wrote: > ... > No. They are using the force of government to get us to pay even more > for the right to watch TV channels that are supposed to be "free." > > If they were working together to create a public outcry for a FOTA > service like Freeview, and actually challenging the power of the > conglomerates I'd be at the head of the line helping them. > > Alas, they are just milking the franchise for what they can get until > it dies. > That does seem to be the case. I don't really know what the broadcast industry should be doing. But I would have much more sympathy for them if they appeared to be trying to do at least something. Since last summer I am no longer employed in that industry. But when I was I met a fair number of people who appeared to hope they could keep things going just long enough to retire. It was rather sad and not at all a good sign. - Tom ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.