[BC] iBiquity was Digital Radio Express

[Craig Bowman]

#1.  Why is DRE not considered a competing system.  I not only believe 
it is a competing system it is superior in every aspect.

#2 The percentage of stations adopting Ibiquity is inconsequential.

#3. I agree, furthermore it is not now, nor has it ever been the 
responsibility of the FCC to regulate receivers and therefore has no 
regulatory authority to influence the (free market) receiver manufacturers.

Craig Bowman


Ernie Belanger wrote:

>
>> For now we must  hope that Ibiquity will not be able to get the FCC 
>> to lock in their system and  mandate conversion.
>> Rich KRDE
>
>
> Rich, it is already happening.
>
> First it will never be a mandated technology in that iBiquity's(IB's) 
> puppets ,on advice I am sure from (IB's legal beagles)are being very 
> clever in how they are approaching the FCC. IB's millions spent on 
> Lawyers has made sure they found a loop hole.
>
> FCC will be and is being approached, by some of the big lambs like CPB 
> and Clear Channel, to adopt this as, a non-mandatory standard. By 
> doing it this way the standard goes on the books as The Digital 
> Standard in the US but stations are not made to adopt it. It will 
> remain as a voluntary US standard, like FM Stereo is (stations are not 
> forced to broadcast in stereo but if they do they must conform to the 
> US FM Stereo Standard.
>
> So if a station chooses to broadcast in Digital whenever they choose 
> to do so, it will have use the iBiquity system. This is a blatant back 
> door government endorsement of a Monopoly but because it will be 
> adopted as voluntary it fits though the loophole. Stations are not 
> being forced to adopt it nor are they being forced to broadcast in 
> digital.
>
> The push for this will site 3 main points #1 there is no competing 
> system, #2 the industry has already accepted this as a default 
> standard (see #1) and the FCC needs to take action to ensure receiver 
> manufacturers will have the proper motivation to make radios.
>
> (I find the 3rd argument rather interesting since there was and is not 
> a Digital Satellite Broadcast Standard yet receivers for both XM and 
> Sirrus are readily available.)
>
> Since there is not competing system available now and if it is not 
> mandatory stations will not be forced to adopt it then it is a easy 
> steamrole over the commission with minimum objection from the 
> broadcasters and virtually none from the public both of which seem to 
> have proven themselves, it appears, too stupid to see the Emperors 
> clothing for what it is.
>
> We may be able to stop it if each of us writes to both out US Senators 
> and our US Congressman from our district explaining how the FCC 
> anointing this as a standard will make it virtually impossible for any 
> competing system to come to market in the future even though it may be 
> a better system etc. And asking them to stop it. Who knows.
>
> But this steamroller has been on a roll now for a lot of years and few 
> have had the Chutzpa to stand up to it.
>
> Ernie
>
>
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Craig Bowman
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devised at first to keep strong men in awe."

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