[MikeVillages]

IMPORTANT! FCC requesting public final comments for free over the air television.. Due very soon.
https://youtu.be/kQGH08rams8?si=jPsSwEzptZzHMZRi

PS, Post 2 is a draft of my comments here.
PPS See post 6 before it is too late!

[MikeVillages]

Draft of my comments to the FCC: See the video for more info about commenting to FCC.

DRM encryption should not be allowed. Homeowners can legally use DVRs for home use. However DRM makes this extremely difficult & expensive. The only review I’ve seen which has some promise is the ZapperBox which is still under development and very expensive.

I am currently using Silicondust HD Homerun as a network turner and a Plex DVR. I am able to watch ATSC 1.0 & non DRM ATSC 3.0. I am only able to DVR ATSC 1.0.

In summary, ATSC 3.0 should be free, as easy to use as ATSC 1.0, and not add a lot of expense & inconvenience for public use.

[MikeVillages]

Link to additional video with information about replying to the FCC request for public comments.
Details/examples and how to reply are in the videos and descriptions / comments of the videos.

Tell your friends & family about this even if they don’t watch free tv because this will make the paid services keep lower prices.
DRM is encrypting which makes everything difficult & expensive.
https://youtu.be/xuoBMdABuI8?si=MZrwD_n6Bn1pSc0P

[MikeVillages]

The Deadline is this MONDAY!
I commented for the FCC to continue free OTA tv as my example above. Remember if the new free tv is too expensive to swithch to, all tv will be more expensive and/or have more adds because of less competition.

I used www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express
to file for the presenting
16-142
to enter my “Next Generation Broadcasting Television Standard" comments.

Please reply when you add your fcc comment or need help on entering it to the FCC.

[MikeVillages]

I have submitted my FCC comment about the new OTA television standard replacing the current standard. YOU CAN STILL SUBMIT COMMENTS ON OTHERS’ COMMENTS & here is one comment that everyone should criticize to keep free television free.
https://youtu.be/1fgV-Z1RllQ?si=MlJYQO-cLTevc_4z

[MikeVillages]

You can still comment to the FCC about the future of FREE television BUT MORE INFORMATION, you can see the trend of THE FUTURE of FREE TELEVISION my watching this youtube video.
https://youtu.be/oTuOM_O3kFU?si=mZxMNFnXjw8Qp-Tt

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I don't think it should be up to the FCC to decide whether or not TV should/shouldn't be free. It should be up to the provider of the station if they want to air their content free, for pay, or for free with added pay content (like pay per view, or the difference between watching YouTube videos, vs. YouTube Premium).

It might be useful if the FCC required specific newscasts to be made available for free (and paid for that, because the newscasters should get paid). Things like CSPAN2, the NOAA weather forecasts, the EBS announcements, and any time a major network has *sincerely* breaking news. So not yesterday's rehash of something someone said that was outrageous and can get better ratings after it stews overnight. But things like - the Prime Minister of a country was shot 10 minutes ago and the shooter is on the loose. Or A plane just went down 20 minutes from the White House and they think it was an attacker with bad aim. Or a bridge collapsed in New Jersey, leaving 50 people dead and 200 trapped at the bottom, or a tornado is heading to your house and you need to get out now.

Those kinds of "breaking" news need to be made free and available to anyone with a TV or radio. Everything else - should be up to the provider.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by MikeVillages

Draft of my comments to the FCC: See the video for more info about commenting to FCC.

DRM encryption should not be allowed. Homeowners can legally use DVRs for home use. However DRM makes this extremely difficult & expensive. The only review I’ve seen which has some promise is the ZapperBox which is still under development and very expensive.

I am currently using Silicondust HD Homerun as a network turner and a Plex DVR. I am able to watch ATSC 1.0 & non DRM ATSC 3.0. I am only able to DVR ATSC 1.0.

In summary, ATSC 3.0 should be free, as easy to use as ATSC 1.0, and not add a lot of expense & inconvenience for public use.

With the singular exception of the first line, this entire post is in Greek.

[MikeVillages]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I don't think it should be up to the FCC to decide whether or not TV should/shouldn't be free. It should be up to the provider of the station if they want to air their content free, for pay, or for free with added pay content (like pay per view, or the difference between watching YouTube videos, vs. YouTube Premium).
...

The difference is the television stations are using the PUBLIC AIRWAYS for FREE from the FCC. They do not pay for the use of the public airways. There are existing laws that forbid charging customers using free public airways. Companies that send their content over the internet are not using a free public service. They pay their Internet services providers.

[MikeVillages]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

With the singular exception of the first line, this entire post is in Greek.

I understand your reply to my post #2. Even the videos are mostly technical. Earlier videos explain a little better but the important thing is the FCC understands.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by MikeVillages

The difference is the television stations are using the PUBLIC AIRWAYS for FREE from the FCC. They do not pay for the use of the public airways. There are existing laws that forbid charging customers using free public airways. Companies that send their content over the internet are not using a free public service. They pay their Internet services providers.

They're not using them "free from the FCC." The FCC doesn't own them. They don't even regulate the airways themselves. They regulate the USE of them, and there can be licensing fees associated with setting up stations/channels for OTA broadcasting. They also have to earn revenue in order to afford those stations, the employees, the towers, equipment, broadcast studios, copyright fees for broadcasting content that they don't already own, and everything else associated with broadcasting content over the airways. For that, they either have commercials, advertisements paid for by companies to advertise their products/services, or donations and/or subsidies from the government (such as NPR or PBS) if they choose not to have sponsors influence what they broadcast.

There are always costs involved in broadcasting any kind of content. The difference is mostly "who pays for it," not whether it's free. It's never free.