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Cable companies pay them a lot of money to retransmit network TV. If Aereo is legal, that means that cable companies could use same trick destroying a large por

by abat 13y ago

Cable companies pay them a lot of money to retransmit network TV. If Aereo is legal, that means that cable companies could use same trick destroying a large portion of their revenue.

mikeryan 13y ago
So why transmit OTA at all?
- ProAm 13y ago
  Because we pay for it with our taxes.
  - hangonhn 13y ago
    Am I missing something? I thought they pay the FCC to use the spectrum.
    - ProAm 13y ago
      They pay a license fee for the spectrum, but do not own it. Because no one can own a frequency. So the frequency is licensed by the government.
- joezydeco 13y ago
  Not transmitting OTA leaves little excuse to retain a broadcast license on that spectrum.
  - letstryagain 13y ago
    So what?
- paul_f 13y ago
  Exactly. They'd prefer not to. But then they can't charge the cable companies as much. A weird circle, huh?