Satellite TV service should be free - or shouldn't it? The airwaves are public domain – owned by everyone. It was established in the early days of radio that people would not have to pay for radio signals broadcast over this public domain medium. When TV came along shortly after, and since TV is basically radio that also transmits images, TV broadcast was provided free. The radio and TV companies were forced to find sponsors and sell advertising to pay the costs of broadcasting. Now that satellite TV service has been developed to provide more channels to more people, some people claim the old standard of not charging to receive the signals should remain intact. The Satellite TV service providers claim the business model has changed. They maintain that the old model of using sponsors and advertisers to pay all associated costs will not work for satellite TV. These companies say the model is different because of the high costs associated with launching communications satellites, maintaining a continuing evolution of technology and paying the people responsible for making it all happen. The revenue that can be generated through sponsorships and advertising simply is not adequate to pay these costs. These companies claim that a portion of these costs must be borne by the people who benefit, the consumer. The people on the other side of the argument claim the satellite TV service providers model notwithstanding, the airwaves are still public domain and people should not be charged by a company that uses the public domain to produce what it sells. The people maintaining satellite TV service should be free are developing ways to test or hack the system and gain access to the signals at little or no charge. The issue is one that will have to be settled in courts of several nations and eventually by the governments of all nations. Satellite TV service offers more channels of TV entertainment and education than any previous delivery system. Satellite television service has been adopted by huge numbers of the TV viewing market in many nations. The service has become too important to too many people to allow it to die. In the end a body of additional regulation will be imposed on the satellite TV service providers. The result will be higher costs for everyone, not the free TV some claim they are seeking. Related Articles There Are Huge Volumes Of Satellite Info Available In Print
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