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In response to "CrankYanker, it's about freeing up the analog spectrum, specifically for first responders." by Mop

I thought it was just to screw with old people. -- nm

Posted by Qale (aka Qale) Jan 8 '09, 14:21

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That's bonus. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 14:22 8
- They have no idea how big a bonus this is until they flip the switch. I can just see television viewership dropping considerably. - CrankYanker Jan 8, 14:25 6
  - There will be numerous periodic outages prior to the cut off date during which a screen will air informing the viewer what they must do. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 14:28 3
    - Actually, it's fancier than that. During the local news hour, it will switch to a local news personality explaining the situation to the viewer. - Mop Jan 8, 14:31 1
      - It'd be even cooler if they could rig it up like the newscaster in The Game. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 14:41
    - And it's not like there hasn't been any notification over the last year plus. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 14:29
  - I guess I just don't have a real idea for how many people, old or not, don't have cable TV service - oblique Jan 8, 14:27 1
    - My people say the number is insignificant. Most people get their TV through cable or satellite. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 14:29
- *raises fist* You whippersnappers! -- nm - BAD S.I. Jan 8, 14:25

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