[BC] News from the FCC

[Bob Groome]

Man, I can just see Granny using her PC for just
E-Mail to the grand kids .... she gets the EAS
test and her computer locks up. She'll have to
pay some serve co (read=geek squad) to come get
it going again. Guess this is one way to reduce
the number of people on the internet.
bob off my soap box now.

--- "Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com>"
<reader at oldradio.com> wrote:

> ------ At 04:27 PM 11/8/2005, Thomas G.
> Osenkowsky wrote: -------
> 
> >The Commission also adopted new Rules
> requiring expansion of the
> >EAS system to the Internet. Weekly tests will
> be conducted at both
> >National and Local levels. Every Internet
> subscriber will be required to
> >subscribe to an Authenticator List service
> which will provide codes
> >which the user will type in upon receipt of
> the Weekly tests. Failure to
> >enter the proper code will disable the
> computer, necessitating a visit
> >from an approved contractor to reactivate the
> machine. T
> 
> I didn't realize the FCC had adopted the
> Sony/BMG protection scheme. 
> That's good. No foolish waste of taxpayer money
> creating something 
> that actually works.
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
> 
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Bob Groome 
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun                                                       Katharine Hepburn

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