1. And the remaining part of the new spectrum can be divided up to give the stations several extra channels. 2. Another concern raised by Bliley and McCain was whether Teligent needed a larger chunk of airwaves to operate in its new spectrum band. 3. Because digital signals take up little room, there would still be plenty of the new spectrum, worth tens of billions, to auction off. 4. Broadcasters also may use the new spectrum to broadcast newspapers and advertisements to televisions of the future, and to offer such services as paging. 5. Cable magnates hollered, much as TV station owners are about the new digital broadcast spectrum, and Congress quavered. 6. Even without paying for the new spectrum, broadcasters will have to pay big bucks for the conversion to digital technology. 7. Giving them the new spectrum will also allow local, state, and federal public safety agencies to talk to each other on the same radios, improving communications. 8. He urged rewriting the bill to require the government to sell the new broadcast spectrum instead. 9. He urged that the bill be rewritten to require the government to sell the new broadcast spectrum instead. 10. In addition, the FCC gave the broadcast networks new digital spectrum, which allows TV stations to air sharper pictures. |