David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 4/6/2010 3:07 AM Michael A. Terrell spake thus:

Wild_Bill wrote:

The airwaves were previously the property of the citizens.
Anything for a buck.

"It's interesting to note how often the FCC mentions the value of the
spectrum in dollar terms and not in terms of how it serves the community".

No, it's exactly what I expect since the FCC is run by politicians,
not engineers.

The usual "politicians" smear doesn't explain it.


Really? They know absolutely nothing about the technology. The head
is appointed, not elected, and the FCC is run about as well as FEMA.
The only difference is the price of the horses in the race.


The real problem is that the FCC, like most so-called regulatory
agencies, is run by those from the supposedly regulated industry. You
know, like the fox guarding the henhouse.


Really? How do they appoint the head of the FCC? How do they vote
on policy?


Cf. the ongoing Wall Street banking/investment "crisis".

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Sigh. You are as underwhelming as your sig file.


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Michael A. Terrell
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