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From: prg@mgweed.UUCP (Phil Gunsul)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Theft is Theft
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 16:08:06 EDT
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I must disagree with what you are saying about tvro being illegal to
receive.  Congress just ruled late last year that as long as a signal
is NOT encrypted, it is legal to receive it, where there is no established
means of paying for the service.  Don't get me wrong, I have no
problem with paying for HBO (if I wanted to watch it) on my tvro or
even CNN, but I will not pay a 1000% inflated price to do so.  I
currently have a tvro and also have cable and PAY for a premium
service.  However, there are people out in the 'sticks' that will
NEVER have cable.  Why should they not be able to erect a dish
and receive these services?  Sure they should pay for them, but
why should they pay the middle man (cable company) for their equipment
when they have their own?  All the tvro owners are asking is for a
fair shake.  The cable companies have gone out of their way to
kill any competition from the tvro market...  They run advertisements
in local papers to scare perspective buyers into thinking the
"sky will go dark"...  Where is judge Green when he could do
something useful???

I'm mad as hell...  and I'm not going to take it anymore!!!

Phil Gunsul -- WB9AAX


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