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Post by kenglish on Nov 27, 2010 10:18:00 GMT -6
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Nov 27, 2010 21:48:27 GMT -6
The specifics aren't clear to me from that press release, but I hope they have their asbestos underwear on because there's going to be some flame throwing. I understand the needs of broadband, but this is just insane.
Any comments from out Utah congresscritters on where they stand on this?
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Post by kenglish on Nov 28, 2010 10:30:54 GMT -6
Probably going to ignore it and hope it goes away...just like the media is doing.
Be interesting to see if it even makes the news on Tuesday morning. Probably be preempted by news of a "new and innovative" iPhone app, or a new game on Facebook.
Aaaa...it was only TV.
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Post by kenglish on Nov 30, 2010 13:38:17 GMT -6
It passed 5-0.
Game over. TV lost.
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Post by dxstuboy on Nov 30, 2010 14:15:44 GMT -6
I can't understand the thinking behind this. Isn't it possible that the telecoms or whoever is buying up the spectrum could go the other way frequency wise, i.e. into the Ghz? Isn't it more efficient to go higher anyway? Instead of forcing TV stations out of VHF, the FCC should be forcing the telecoms/etc out of the TV band. Open up more space for them higher up. UHF should stay for TV (at least 14-51) and that should be that in my opinion but I don't have any control over the money the FCC receives from these jerks.
I agree that some stations could move back to VHF but not all of them. Imagine the interference issues if all stations were crammed into VHF. Its not possible nor does it make much sense.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Dec 2, 2010 4:40:01 GMT -6
The theory as I understand it is that if you combine stations on the same transmitter and go with SD rather than HD, you could cram 1 signal per broadcaster into all VHF space. HD is gone and multicasting is gone, but the core functionality is still there. That's completely contrary to everything that we've been doing up until now, but it's theoretically possible especially with virtual channel numbers. I don't think anyone with any stake in this (either on the broadcast side or on the consumer side) is going to stand for this, but it's been floated. Keep in mind that the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is not a final decision but it isn't a good sign. You're absolutely right that stealing from TV to give to broadband is a bad idea and if the broadband industry wants spectrum they need to work within what's available and make it work. Cell started out in the 800 MHz band and then moved to 1.9 GHz, so why they want to move back down is beyond me. The whole thing is just insane.
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Post by dxstuboy on Dec 2, 2010 12:20:22 GMT -6
Its all about who is getting more money under the table than the common interest. I agree, have the broadband industry make better use of what they have now and leave a band that has been in existence long before they were around, alone.
I can't see stations like KUTV and KSL going on one channel while KSTU and KTVX go on another. That is just dumb. I have lost a lot of faith in the FCC.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Dec 2, 2010 22:22:30 GMT -6
Faith in the FCC? Shirley you jest. Just seeing how they don't take reports of piracy seriously should tell you that.
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Post by dxstuboy on Dec 3, 2010 11:54:45 GMT -6
Shirley you can't be serious.. I am serious, and don't call me Shirley. - In honor of Leslie Nielsen. Now back on topic... I guess I never had faith in the FCC  |
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Post by kenglish on Dec 4, 2010 11:22:47 GMT -6
....... Cell started out in the 800 MHz band and then moved to 1.9 GHz, so why they want to move back down is beyond me. The whole thing is just insane..... Cellular had to move because they were interfering with the 800 MHz Police and Fire frequencies, due to the high power base stations they use. They'd love to go back to the 700-800 MHz bands. Guess they hope to find a magic "fix" for the interference. |
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Post by David on Jan 2, 2011 5:34:58 GMT -6
....... Cell started out in the 800 MHz band and then moved to 1.9 GHz, so why they want to move back down is beyond me. The whole thing is just insane..... Cellular had to move because they were interfering with the 800 MHz Police and Fire frequencies, due to the high power base stations they use. They'd love to go back to the 700-800 MHz bands. Guess they hope to find a magic "fix" for the interference. Actually, it was the public safety agencies (police, fire, etc.) that were forced to move because of interference from cellular communications. The UCAN public safety network frequencies moved down the band exactly 15 MHz from their previous frequency allocations a year or two ago. Instead of being located in the 866-869 MHz band, the UCAN frequencies are now in the 852-855 MHz range. My understanding is that Nextel picked up a substantial portion of the tab for the rebanding of the public safety frequencies. For further research: www.800mhzrebanding.com/ |
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