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Ofcom announced today the beginning of the Digital Dividend Review (DDR) - the project which will examine the options arising from the release of spectrum afforded by the digital switchover programme.
The airwaves – or radio spectrum – are a finite national asset. The five terrestrial television channels that currently broadcast in analogue (BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and five) use nearly half of the most valuable bands of spectrum below 1GHz.
Television uses spectrum based on a 50 year old planning model when there were very few alternative uses of these frequencies. There have been a number of significant innovations since, such as colour television and mobile telephony; however, this important spectrum is still used according to a plan originally prepared in the late 1950s.
Source - OFCOM
Originally posted by scottr.
Has anyone else thought about the new DTV thing coming next year? Its kind of weird to think that hey would do something like this. But for what? The only other thing I can think about is making more money. I mean if you want to watch tv then you will have to by the "box". Saying that then you have a mind control device that could control what you think with out you even knowing it.
I dont know I just dont trust it. But if the whole mind control thing isnt it, then its the money thing.
Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
I don't think the problem is with the box, I think it has more to do with the signal, a digital signal is different, from the analog one.