Broadcasters Oppose Wireless Net Service

kaufmanmoore writes "The AP reports that the National Association of Broadcasters is launching ads to target lawmakers over a push by a consortium of technology companies including Google, Intel, HP, and MSFT who want to use unused and unlicensed TV spectrum (the so-called 'white space') for wireless broadband. Broadcasters are airing concerns about the devices creating interference with broadcast television. In a statement, NAB chairman Alan Frank takes a swipe at technology companies: 'While our friends at Intel, Google and Microsoft may find system errors, computer glitches and dropped calls tolerable, broadcasters do not.'"

thats funny

[wizardforce]

Broadcasters are airing concerns about the devices creating interference with broadcast television.

yes because as we all know the extra bands can't possibly be used in a way to minimize interference.

In a statement, NAB chairman Alan Frank takes a swipe at technology companies: 'While our friends at Intel, Google and Microsoft may find system errors, computer glitches and dropped calls tolerable, broadcasters do not.'"

funny they never had any problems doing that sort of thing before...

Those were the days...

[djupedal]

"Gosh, Dad...it looks like we're the first family in the neighborhood to have a TV antenna on our roof!"

"Right, Alan - this is the newest thing. Now we can pull in another 4 channels, and one of them is supposed to be showing at least an hour of VibraColor every Friday!"

...........later, after the family has had their dinner, and Alan's mother finishes washing the dishes, little Alan sits down in front of the Frank family's new Westinghouse 14" ChromaColor television while his father finishes connecting the also new roof aerial to the back of the glowing set.

"While our neighbors may find it easy to put up with ghosting, rolling images and static..." Mr. Frank said to Alan, "...the Franks do not. One day, Son, everyone will enjoy color TV the way it was meant to be. Why, I bet they'll have at least twenty channels fifty years from now. Imagine!"

"And since you're sitting right in front of it, flip the channel to six, Alan...careful - clockwise! Boxing starts in ten minutes! Marge - is that cake ready, yet? All this work & I'm still hungry!."

They Are Telling The Truth

[Nymz]

Allowing others to make use of the white-spaces will create plenty of interference. Because any type of new communication or service will become and indirect competitor, and thus interfer with the broadcasters market and bottom-line.

Re:If broadcasts are so critical, how come....

[Anonymous Coward]

And then there's all those "wardrobe malfunctions"!

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Re:If broadcasts are so critical, how come....

[Anonymous Coward]

C'mon, how can you call a game where the guys kick the ball with their feet and never handle it on the field (except for the clown in the colorful suit), football?!

That's why it's called football.

There's a north american country where people, for some unknown reason, refer to rugby as "football".
Weird, I know.

Re:If broadcasts are so critical, how come....

[Anonymous Coward]

'Cause their fingers are quivering on the cables in anticipation of "wardrobe malfunctions?"

Re:Maybe because it did in the tests

[ultranova]

To give an example from another wave band and type, imagine that a disco opens across the road from your house. Yes, it can be soundproofed to hell and back, but I'd like them to do that first, not just remain at the "it could be done" stage. If the first test could be heard from a mile, dunno about you, I'd probably be at the head of the medieval mob with torches and pitchforks trying to get them out of town.

But if you do that, they might demand more for your out-of-court settlement; after all, you received their service (disco music) despite effective copy protection measures (soundproofing), making you a criminal. Furthermore, can you prove that you didn't record any of the disco music you unlawfully obtained ? Better get ready to have your home searched.

But I'm sure that you can negotiate a very reasonable monthly payment to compensate them for your unfitting infringement. Sure, it may feel high, but artists have to live too, you know. You don't want to be a music thief, now do you ?

Remember, MS at least has the policy of never shipping with known bugs.

Yes, when don't beta test your products, you won't know of any bugs prior to shipping, now will you ?-) A twisting of words which would make Aes Sedai proud.