The concept that you cannot own the airwaves has caused far more harm than good.
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The public gets not one penny from them in return for those airwaves.
The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people; a good, decent nation.
The public owns the airwaves; Congress gave them to broadcasters for free, with the understanding that they would serve the public interest while trying to maximize profit. An aspect of serving the public is to use the immense power of electronic media to reflect evolving standards of respect for other people.
Where is the harm in the wireless industry?
The right wing has monopolized the AM radio airwaves.
And understand that scarce spectrum is used today for example for cell phone operators, they have to pay for the airwaves they use, for their services.
AIR was born from thinking about how rich Internet applications would play out over time and what new pieces of technology would be in demand for these to go to their next generation.
Television is more of a business. You can't take as many risks, because there's so many channels now, and the advertising's dropping.
Jumping through any hoop or taking advantage of any desperate situation that comes up just to sell a product is harmful. It is.
The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great.
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