[BC] Tower down in Spokane

[Douglas B. Pritchett]

An interesting arguemnent about the 16%.

While there has been some noise on the forum about "screw history, give 
me the future", maybe we should ponder the future.

Can you see a day when everything will be delivered to you on your 
handheld device? Radio and TV will cease to exist. It will be 
entertaiment totally on demand. Capture a movie on your handheld, them 
Bluetooth it to your HD plasma (or whatever) screeen at home. The word 
"internet" will become obsolete, replaced by a vast messaging and 
information system with capabilities far beyond today. ((How'm I doin??))
That's where the spectrum will go.
As for our business, we need to know networking, wireless, and some 
interpersonal skills ;_). The ability to run a Maggie, hit a vocal post, 
run a proof, tune up a phasor, tweak a processor, dip the plates and 
peak the grids.......will be obsolete. Just like me.
-- 
Douglas B. Pritchett
Fort Wayne, IN
WBZQ1300 at verizon.net


Harold Hallikainen wrote:

> One of the arguments for the auction of spectrum leases is that the
> spectrum would go to the "highest use." Is reserving 300MHz (or whatever
> is allocated to TV right now) to serve 16% of the people good economic use
> of the spectrum?