Putting the TV Broadcast Spectrum to Better Use?

Posted by Cliff on Friday June 6, 2003 @07:23AM from the replacing-the-traditional-'airwaves'-with-something-better dept.

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:Since when.. by Cpt_Kirks · 2003-06-06 08:36 · Score: 2, Troll

is television a right?

If you live in prison or public housing in the US, not only is TV a right, *CABLE TV* is a right.
Re:Not everyone can afford cable.... by El · 2003-06-06 09:18 · Score: 0, Troll

what do the people who can't afford cable do then?
Maybe they could spend their time on something other than watching television? Like maybe getting an education, so they can earn enough money to afford cable? People did just fine without TV for millions of years. Why do we consider it a necessity now?

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