Journal article
Digital Audio Broadcasting: Promises and Policy Issues in the USA
Telecommunications policy, v 15(6), pp 491-496
01 Dec 1991
Abstract
Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) offers several benefits, including improved sound quality; transmission diversity; signal, spectrum, and economic efficiency; station parity; and less regulation. Several US firms have proposed DAB applications for satellite or terrestrial use, including Satellite CD Radio Inc. and Radio Satellite Corp. DC. The major policy issues facing the implementation of DAB are spectrum allocation and assignment, economic impact, and the effect on localism. Most commentators feel that satellite DAB services could only prove harmful to the economy of the US radio industry. The National Association of Broadcasters maintains that satellite DAB would affect the amount of advertising placed on local radio stations, as well as the related cost of air time on the station's rate card. It is clear the marketplace approach to emergent technology policy that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has used in the past will not work for DAB. Strong policies must be established and carried out by a willing FCC.
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Details
- Title
- Digital Audio Broadcasting: Promises and Policy Issues in the USA
- Creators
- Ernest Hakanen
- Publication Details
- Telecommunications policy, v 15(6), pp 491-496
- Publisher
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1991GX96400003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-44949272140
- Other Identifier
- 991020542603404721
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