Radio and TV Broadcasters on the Defensive in D.C.
Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2009
By Jon Healey
The FCC is developing a national plan for increasing the supply of broadband connectivity, and Chairman Julius Genachowski has said that the demand for wireless broadband will soon be an order of magnitude greater than the supply. So the commission may be unusually receptive to the idea of forcing TV stations to share more of their spectrum wealth. The broadcasters' lobbyists will be playing defense for a while.
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