Attachment 1992Comments of Inte

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-19900518-00036 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA1990051800036_1060520

INTERSTATE MEDIA November 10, 1992 Ms. Rosalee Chiara Federal Communications Commission 1919 M Street, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: COMMENTS: Digital AUDIO Radio Service Satellite System Application File #49/50—DSS—P/LA—90, 58 /59—DSS—AMEND—90, 44/45—DSS—AMEND—92 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CAMMISSION REPORT NUMBER DS—1244 ASK FOR COMMENTS ON THE APPLICATION FOR CD RADIO, INC. WHICH REQUEST AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT, LAUNCH AND OPERATE A DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SERVICE SATELLITE SYSTEM (DAB). BECAUSE CD RADIO, INC. IS AT THE V ANGUARD, I GENERALLY SUPPORT THEIR APPLICATION. HOWEVER, IN MY OPINION THE CD RADIO APPLI— CATION FALLS SHORT OF THE MARK. IF CD RADIO, INC. PLANS CALLS FOR PROGRAMMING TO A SUBSCRIBERS ONLY AUDIENCE, IT IS A GROSS UNDER UTILIZATION OF THE SPECTRUM. DAB WILL BE THE NEXT EVOLUTION IN BROADCAST (RADIO) TECHNOLOGY. IT SHOULD BE SHARED BY ANYONE AND EVERYONE THAT HAS A RECEIVER. IF IT IS LIMITED TO JUST THOSE THAT CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE A RECEIVER AND PAY THE SUBSCRIBER FEE, A V AST NUMBER OF AMERICANS WILL BE LEFT WITHOUT THE SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, NOT WITHSTANBING THE WOULD BE PROTECTIONIST AND ESTABLISHED BROADCASTERS WITH INTEREST IN RADIO, IF WE AMERI— CANS CHOOSE NOT TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM AND UTILI— ZATION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY, OTHER COUNTRIES (INCLUDING THE EURO— PEANS) WILL. THE U. S. LOST SUBSTANTIAL MARKET SHARE IN THE SALES OF TELEVISION SETS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC ITEMS BECAUSE WE RE— TREATED. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE IN THE RUNNER—UP POSITION AGAIN. 10680 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 444, L. A., Calif. 90064 (310) 837—7821


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