It's always about money. The mandate is a response to the broadcast television industry's demand for the government to protect it. Ironically, it may be the thing that hastens its (inevitable) demise.
The most important impact of the FCC regulation is that it has clobbered development and innovation in wifi, etc, by blocking out huge chunks of spectrum. Wifi is squirming in a closet.
For a real nice exposition by Thomas Hazlett of this issue see today's Wall Street Journal, on the Opinion/Commentary page. For those with online subscriptions to WSJ, see
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It's always about money. The mandate is a response to the broadcast television industry's demand for the government to protect it. Ironically, it may be the thing that hastens its (inevitable) demise.
The most important impact of the FCC regulation is that it has clobbered development and innovation in wifi, etc, by blocking out huge chunks of spectrum. Wifi is squirming in a closet.
For a real nice exposition by Thomas Hazlett of this issue see today's Wall Street Journal, on the Opinion/Commentary page. For those with online subscriptions to WSJ, see