A Progress & Freedom Foundation report said changes to the Satell...
A Progress & Freedom Foundation report said changes to the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) will free valuable broadcast spectrum and speed the transition to DTV. The House Judiciary Intellectual Property Subcommittee hosts a hearing on SHVIA on…
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Feb. 24 (CD Feb 20 p11). “Policy measures such as extending the distant signal retransmission rights of satellite providers to include digital signals can help complete the migration to MVPD [multi-channel video program distributor, such as cable to satellite] at essentially zero cost,” said PFF’s Thomas Lenard. Relying in part on a study by Manhattan Institute economist Thomas Hazlett, Lenard calculated that the social value of freeing analog spectrum “will consist of at least $14 billion to $127 billion in market value plus an equivalent annual amount of consumer surplus.” He said 100% conversion raises the prospect of being able to reclaim the entire 402 MHz and auction it for other, higher-value uses.