Putting the TV Broadcast Spectrum to Better Use?

KoshClassic asks: "Recently, on the NPR show All Things Considered, an interview was broadcast with Thomas Hazlett, formerly the chief economist of the FCC. Although short on details, Mr. Hazlett raises the point that, with the high penetration rate of cable / satellite TV into American homes, broadcasting television over the air has (or soon will) become superfulous and that this portion of the radio spectrum could be better utilized for other purposes. What do Slashdot readers think of this idea and, for those who agree, what alternative uses of the broadcast spectrum would you like to see?"

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Re:Not everyone can afford cable....

[Jaguar777]

what do the people who can't afford cable do then? For quite a lot of people who work on minumum wage/on welfare, etc., the minimum package cost of satellite or cable is still too expensive.

1) They don't watch TV.
2) They read lots of books instead.
3) They become smarter than the vegetables sitting on the couch watching TV.
4) They get out of min wage/welfare and make more money than the vegetables.
5) They spend the money they made on Cable and get trapped along with the rest of the vegetables.

See, it all works out in the end.