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Another View of the FCC and Spectrum Scarcity

Posted by timothy on from the take-that-pudge-and-jamie dept.

Bob_Robertson writes "Tim Swanson on the Ludwig von Mises Institute site is asking, has the FCC put itself out of a job by allowing the 47-49 MHz, 2.4 GHZ and other "open spectrum" frequencies, thus focusing innovation and development into making fantastic use of limited resources? The basis of the FCC's existence is "scarcity", so what happens when there isn't any scarcity any more? LVMI has looked into the FCC before."

2 of 359 comments (clear)

  1. No, the basis of the FCC is NOT "scarcity" by gearmonger · · Score: 0, Troll
    The basis of the FCC is bureaucracy. Every rule that is created and every technology that is invented which *could* be governed by the FCC further solidifies its existence.

    The FCC exists simply because Congress wills it -- it is only when the Congress itself is out of a job that the FCC will cease to be.

  2. Fuck the FCC by hyperstation · · Score: 0, Troll

    i'll use whatever frequency i damn well please...