[BC] IBOC in trouble?

[Ernie Belanger]

To date iBiquity has managed to maneuver itself into a perfect situation.

Regardless if  NRSC5 gets booted back to the NRSC Committee or not it will 
not stop HD Radio from being implimented.

IF NRSC 5 is scrubbed all together by the FCC it won't stop HD Radio from 
being implimented.

iBiquity has the Commission politically right where they want it. iBiquity 
very keenly and being crafty has now placed itself in a position of power 
over the commission on this matter.

Either way iBiquity wins, and the broadcast industry blindly has caused its 
own loss (years of paying iBiquity whatever iBiquity wants... what fools!!!)

The only thing that will prevent the HD Rollout is  the FCC growing big 
enough B@//$ to halt any further roll out of HD  and to order all stations 
broadcasting HD to cease broadcasting until such time as iBiquity lives up 
to the promise of providing codec information.

But guess what That ain't gonna happen in our lifetime.  The stage is 
already set to separate the roll out from the NRSC 5 debate. It will be the 
easy road for the commission to take and avoid the  heat from the 
broadcasters. Let the courts decide the Constitutional issues of the 
standard, it takes the political heat off the commission.

The regulated tell the regulators what they can and cant do..

This boat is just to damned far down the stream politically and practically 
to throw out the anchor even for a brief breather.

Broadcasters want digital, many have invested millions in the HD standard.. 
It is the default standard  only because the FCC annointed it as such and 
there were not  any competitors stepping up to the plate at the Time. Short 
sited by the commission at the time but none the less the step they took 
with the broadcast industry as their cheerleader.

iBiquity at this point is probably telling the Commission. "If you stop the 
roll out broadcasters will go to court to force it, Broadcasters will go to 
court if you try to stop them from using the millions in equipment they have 
bought.  You'll have hell to pay with local Congressman and Senators and you 
will look like real asses for ever having let things go this far without 
stopping the roll out sooner.

You will ruin the industry and prevent them from having Fair competition 
Et Nausium.

Sadly except for a few legal manuvers it is a done deal. iBiquity has won.

Even if this thing gets kicked to the courts which could take 1- or 15 years 
to decide. HD rollout will continue. iBiquity will position itself to make a 
billion or so and the Broadcasters get screwed.

Even if the standard gets opened up in 10 years iBiquity product will have a 
prime position and will be in place at every station in the country

Regardless of which way the Commission turns iBiquity has the gun loaded and 
the path blocked.

It's like a game of chess and iBiquity has all but declared a "Check Mate" 
on the FCC.

Game, Set, Match    40 Ibiquity  FCC & Broadcasters  Zero
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