The false choice of a la carte TV

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Government Regulation Called For; It has and will always be so

Rather than "Absurd for the government to be puttering around in America's television sets" the author of this article needs to consider the fact that TV has always been regulated and things really should remain that way. The rational for this regulation stems from the early first days of the nation when the founding fathers decided it wasn't government's responsibility to identify con artists and wrong doers (because those elements could be government officials themselves) but rather that duty would fall on the citizenry itself by the mechanism of fast and furious flow of information. For the most part TV remains the medium for that flow but lack of regulation in recent years has made it less the mechanism for alerting consumers to snake oil salesmen and for educating voters than envisioned four decades ago.

One problem with TV is that while there is almost universal access via broad band wireless < 1 ghz spectrum, there are some areas where wire-line cable is the better option. The other is that as of today, you still need a subscription service of some kind in order to gain interactivity. Citizens must use telephony or Web 2.0 to "ask the governor" and consumers likewise must use telephony or Web 2.0 to order products, conduct banking etc. The second problem is solvable with WiMax which will allow the same broadband airwaves used for broadcast to also be used for consumer and voter interaction. Both problems are solved when not only the < Ghz airwaves remain regulated and the regulation is EXPANDED to wire line and > 1 Ghz communication.

It is not the way the multi-nationals would like it to go but it is the wave of the future. Our democracy and way of life depend on it. Free Universal access to Web 2.0 is a birth right of all in the USA. TV is the foundation of Web 2.0

Posted by: mighetto   Posted on: 08/20/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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