On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:11:49 -0800 (PST), "
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There are proposals to elminate OTA tv completely and let the
broadcasters sell the banwidth or most of it for cell phones etc.

By Harry A. Jessell
TVNewsCheck, Dec 11 2009, 4:00 PM ET

The National Association of Broadcasters is asking TV stations to join
the fight to preserve broadcast spectrum by airing an NAB-produced
30-second spot touting the benefits of free, over-the-air
broadcasting.*

....The broadcast industry could see the greatest assault on the public
airwaves since the 1980s, with the anticipated release of the FCC's
National Broadband Plan set for February 17, 2010," says the e-mail.

The NAB fears that the plan will recommend that all or some of
broadcast spectrum be reallocated for wireless broadband access, a
service the FCC believes will soon be facing a spectrum shortage.

http://www.tvnewscheck.com/articles/...2/11/daily.10/