tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post4541892025249525645..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: AT&T, T-Mobile, and the Dance of DeathBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-19537804502300725702011-03-23T12:28:46.444-07:002011-03-23T12:28:46.444-07:00BBC, if on the other hand I die tomorrow, you'...BBC, if on the other hand I die tomorrow, you'll have access to my past words of wisdom forever (or for as long as Blogspot is around, anyhow). Whereas my own personal domain would go away within a month after I (being somewhat deceased) fail to pay my ISP bill.<br /><br />Steve: You're older than 1927? Because that's when the Federal Radio Commission (the predecessor of the FCC) did its first spectrum auctions. I will say that in the past, the "public good" was considered as part of deciding who got a license to use a particular frequency or set of frequencies, whereas now, it's "bring cash and you have it." Sigh!<br /><br />MandT, I'm a licensed amateur radio operator too. The FCC is something I know a little bit about :).<br /><br />- Badtux the Radio PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-27727505545395244082011-03-23T11:21:39.358-07:002011-03-23T11:21:39.358-07:00Bad Tux, the smarty pants Penguin. wow! LOLBad Tux, the smarty pants Penguin. wow! LOLMandThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561334713342973568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-10866755883039299412011-03-23T08:52:16.084-07:002011-03-23T08:52:16.084-07:00<creaky_old_man_voice> Sonny boy, I'm so...<creaky_old_man_voice> Sonny boy, I'm so old I remember when the spectrum was part of the commons, before they auctioned it off like a stand of giant redwoods in a public park... </creaky_old_man_voice>Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-62239275871626951122011-03-23T07:35:00.208-07:002011-03-23T07:35:00.208-07:00Hey, you're on Blog Spot? I thought you had yo...Hey, you're on Blog Spot? I thought you had your own domain. Blogger can wipe you out if they don't like what you say.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.com