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Subject:Re: RE - Free Sirius satellite radio system - FM isn't free anymore
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:58:40 -0400

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

> IMHO:  if it's being broadcast, from an antenna or satellite or anything, I
> think I should be able to use it free of charge.  Satellite TV... FREE!
> Satellite radio... FREE!  If it goes through the air and lands on my house,
> how can I be charged for it?

I'm just waiting for one of the satellite radio companies to go out of
business, and leave all their subscribers stuck with $300 doorstops.  I'm
not keen on proprietary, non-standard broadcast formats.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si