[GreenKeys] Re: Methinks I am wasting my time... or am I ?

[Bryan Brodie]

>On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Larry Tighe <larryradio at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Whoooa Bryan,
>
> I think you've got some things wrong.
>
> Broadcasters hated the idea of changing to digital.  However, since spectrum
> started being auctioned, Congress loves the billions and has it spent before
> the spectrum auctions.  So, the public gets billions to offset the never
> ending taxes...t'ain free to anyone.
>
> Just so you have it correct...congress came up with digital...not the
> b'cstrs.
>

"I'm from the government and I'm here to help you... again!"

I stand corrected on this one. Who was the political / corporate
entity that got this pushed through Congress and the FCC? Someone had
to pay the lobbyists to do it...

> Digital is all or nothing. It receives or it doesn't.  No snow.
>
> The cable companies are using the transition to hype the viewers into higher
> costs....not the tv stations...if you're on cable or sat. you get the same
> analog signal to your analog tv.  You can ELECT to go to the HDTV feed,
> don't have to.
>
> "Buyer Beware" still applies and has not been mooted!!

I knew it was the CATV folks selling this line of crap. My folks are
elderly and almost fell for it. Telemarketers are scum...