Sand, Sun and Spectrum Policy

Yes, I believe that wireless Internet access is a public right and should be regulated by local governments just like any current public utility. This is just a perfect example of how the private sector is placing its own short-term financial gain ahead of the long-term and far more pervasive benefits that society receives by having free Internet access. The government does have a role to play in our economy.

This is a prime example of how the private sector fails to deliver for the American people.

Posted by Liberal on Aug 30, 2005 at 9:39 AM

We neither on cable or dish, we get our TV from an analog system.  How can we keep this from going away?  We are retired and on a limited budget.  We have had Dish and also DirectTV, but it was so many channels that we never watched.  We would be happy to pay for our TV if we could choose the channels we wanted.

Posted by louisecolvin on Aug 30, 2005 at 1:59 PM

louisecolvin don’t worry. Two reasons: 1) the chances are that the delay will be extended; 2) the solution is an inexpensive device/converter. No big deal (cost of 1-2 months pay tv, which you would buy if you could buy only the channels you watch).

Change is inevitable. Not a lot of work for buggy whip makers anymore. Leaded gas has come and gone (remember the old “joke”” first you pay to have them put lead in the gas and next you pay to have them take it out again?). TVs and their signals will be digital sooner of later. The delay has already been substantial.

Posted by wolf on Aug 31, 2005 at 7:26 AM

Those unchecked repugnants controlling both houses, Congress and Senate, are forever up to something to cut liberties from common folk. If they cut off pensioners TV access with the raise of a hand or an “aye, aye, Commander and Chief” I’m extremely wary of what else they’ve been up to while the world gawks not stop at the (mainly filtered) horrendous reports of their mismanageed efforts in the southern gulf of the US. One paticular ‘sound byte’ made it’s way to air.

Yesterday, Sept. 8/05, more than a week after Katrina’s wrath pummeled America’s southern gulfcoast, I was elated to hear an onlooker at Cheneyburton’s media op in ravashed Mississippi finally tell him what (ironically) decent Americans have been wanting to voice for years themselves: “FU*k OFF MR. CHENEY!”

I’m sure he’s heard it before, but he denied it like his typical lying, coniving self, answering the reporters question on it with, “it’s the first time” he heard it. Intolerant of blatant BS, I’m reminded of Harry Morgan’s “Colonel Potter” on good old analog tv’s “Mash” whom said: “Horsehockey!”

Posted by neilemac on Sep 9, 2005 at 8:23 AM