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digital conversion for our televisions? more like piracy of the airwaves.?

So why does the government think that we need to upgrade to digital signal? well the #1 reason is it will make them wads of cash! They plan to auction the "old" television channels to private company's like cellular phone companies and make boo koo bucks. And to top it all off after spending upwards of $500 dollars on a television you will have to buy an analog to digital converter! So the government gets to tax you on that as well! this is complete tyranny! apparently our forefathers were allowed to rebel about this kind of manipulation but we are'nt? so Which electronics company do you think will get the winning bid to sell these stupid converters? A FAT CHANCE IN HELL IT WILL BE AN AMERICAN COMPANY! check out the website (https://www.dtv2009.org/ ) pretty slick what we're being boned into doing. it's like "hey no more land line telephones everyone gets cell phones regardless of whether you have service where you live ! we don't care about you your just money makers for the good ol US

Public Comments

1. I have no affiliation whatsoever with any of the agency above and I have to point out that you are FLAT WRONG. Digital broadcasts take up FAR less bandwidth than analog which will free up frequencies for PUBLIC SAFETY. You know, things like Police, Fire, Military, etc. weeder
2. I must admit that the FCC site is putting spin on the story. The reality is that the amount of spectrum used before and after the transition to DTV will be about the same as before. If the Government wanted to use more spectrum for public purposes, they could have just done it without the DTV change. The real reason for the analog shut down is that it is the only way to improve our TV system. Most of the world has had a superior system for years, and is now upgrading to DTV which is definitely superior. There was no way that the broadcasters were going to make the huge investment in going to digital and keep both analog and digital broadcasting going at the same time. Also, even if they were willing to do it, that would have doubled the spectrum usage. As far as selling the unused channels is concerned, the Government has been selling parts of the spectrum for years, and I can't fathom why you would find that to be a problem. Would you rather they just give it away?