Defending Your (Spectrum) Life

摘要

Amidst the continuing controversy, 'B&C asked two of the primary players in the battle over media's digital future to make their respective cases for the government's best use of the broadcast spectrum. In this corner, Sen. Gordon Smith, president of the National Association of Broadcasters, which is trying to preserve a business model and sufficient spectrum to make broadcasting viable in a world of exploding digital competition. In the other corner, Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, whose members make all those mobile devices desperately seeking spectrum. Let's get ready to grumble.