@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 03 Jan 96 From: "W. Curtiss Priest" <•••@••.•••> To: Multiple recipients of list <•••@••.•••> Subject: TELECOM BILL CONTROVERSY (via Edupage) TELECOM BILL CONTROVERSY The proposed major telecommunications legislation put forward by a House-Senate conference committee continues to be under attack as a "giveaway" to broadcasting companies, which would be given a valuable portion of the radio spectrum for TV stations to roll out high-definition television. The licenses are estimated to be worth as much as $70 billion if they were auctioned in the same manner as the new wireless phone service licenses. (New York Times 30 Dec 95 p21) Posted by: Curtiss Priest <•••@••.•••> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Richard K. Moore (•••@••.•••) Wexford, Ireland Cyber-Rights: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/ CyberLib: http://www.internet-eireann.ie/cyberlib Materials may be reposted in their entirety for non-commercial use. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
