[BC] FCC on AM digital

[Rich Wood]

------ At 09:03 PM 1/18/2006, Mark Humphrey wrote: -------

>JOINT  STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONERS  KATHLEEN  Q.  ABERNATHY  AND
>KEVIN  J.  MARTIN
>  Re:  Digital  Audio  Broadcasting  Systems  and  Their  Impact  on
>Terrestrial  Radio  Broadcast  Service,  MM  Docket  No.  99-  325
>(adopted  October  10,  2002)
>
>...." Digital  radio  will  allow  the  industry  to  respond  in  a
>timely  manner  to  the  competition  that  they  face  from
>satellite  radio  services  and  holds  great  promise  for  the
>  revitalization  of  AM  service." ....
>
>....."We  do  recognize  that  there  may  be  some  interference
>with  existing  services,  but  we  believe  that  the  impact  will
>be  minimal  and  is  outweighed  by  the  benefits  of  digital
>  audio  broadcasting."....

They're two of the finest engineering minds on the FCC.

Rich