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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: HPilot who wrote (12135)	5/1/2009 9:49:14 AM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

You already know that Buddy is never, ever, ever wrong. lol He has control issues.

To: HPilot who wrote (12135)	5/1/2009 9:57:31 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Re: "So what? I can stand on a soap box and speak my mind at a public park, how is that different than using the public airways?" But can you USE A PUBLIC AREA for COMMERCIAL (for-profit) USES without getting a license first? That is more analogous to the issue with public ownership of the broadcast airwaves. With the spectrum used for cell phones (and many others...) the government SOLD the rights for exclusive use of that spectrum. With the TV/radio assigned spectrum the government GRANTED 'FREE' LICENSES to various companies for their exclusive use, (but still attached various requirements and restrictions on their use.) Since the public maintains ownership, that is considered a normal right of ownership.