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    Quantum Fiber

    Welcome to the fiberhood. My front yard got to host one of those below-ground access boxes with a bright orange post next to it.
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    S.1669 - AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023

    No. As we know, all communications devices must be able to accept any interference.
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    How things have changed

    States have been seduced by the siren song of "easy revenue" ever since they started lotteries back in the 70s. Now it's video gambling everywhere and sports betting on your phone.
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    FCC C Band Dish Registration

    I was going to ask if this was 1980. Seems I remember that "earth stations" (c-band receiving dishes) were actually supposed to be registered back then. Or am I misremembering? Hadn't heard anything about this new registration for interference
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    "Oops! we ran into some problems"

    I got slowness yesterday into today but wasn't sure whether on my end...good now
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    Where did TNT (138) channel go?

    It's not "the owners of channel" that assign its packaging, but rather the provider, based on factors of the ch's asking rate and offered volume discounting. Clearly TNT went up enough for charlie to bump it from larger basics packs to an add-on pack. It really doesn't have to have even been by...
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    Where did TNT (138) channel go?

    Keyword: Nascar.
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    "Oops! we ran into some problems"

    A little after celebrating 50 years, MS announced July 2 laying off 4%. Reducing "organizational layers" by axing managers and "streamlining products, roles & procedures." Says changes are necessary to "compete in a dynamic marketplace."
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    "Oops! we ran into some problems"

    Did you see where MS is eliminating the "blue screen of death"? Now it's going to be black.
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    Interesting ATSC Read

    The vhf/uhf spectrum is now much too valuable to be wasted on serving the puiblic
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    METV Toon is Coming June 30th!

    Cartoons should only be on sd in 4:3. By that I don't mean overcompressed, smeared digital sd.
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    Last & Next Movie Watched

    MI. Wasn't crazy about it, and it proved my instinct prescient. Was hoping to still catch The Phoenician Affair
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    Miami WPLG & ABC parting ways & WSVN becomes new ABC affiliate putting it on its 7.2 subchannel while maintaining FOX

    ABC seems to have been schluffed off in a # of markets to become a subchannel of an NBC or other. Is it a dying net?
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