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Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca... by dyauspitr on Thursday August 06, 2026 @02:52PM (#49200739)
> but under 1% of US households have no cable, satellite TV, home Internet, or a cell phone.

Why are you bundling all those things together? The only thing we care about here is cable or satellite TV for your argument.

Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca... by eigencoder on Thursday August 06, 2026 @02:53PM (#49200755)
Those are all the things that replace broadcast TV
Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca... by mulmen on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:31PM (#49201246)
They replace it for delivery. That's not what this is about. The change discussed here is about content creation. That content is already delivered through multiple channels.
Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca... by dyauspitr on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:31PM (#49201245)
Well, cell phones and home Internet theoretically also replace cable and satellite TV but that’s not really what you see in real life.
Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca... by eigencoder on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:34PM (#49201285)
My 70 year old grandpa just cancelled his satellite TV in favor of streaming :)
Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca... by trollbridge on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:04PM (#49200891)
Because someone with access to those things has no need for rabbit ears.

Broadcast TV today is a stream of bytes. The same stream can be delivered via cable, satellite, a cell phone, or home Internet.

Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca... by mulmen on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:32PM (#49201260)
This isn't about content delivery, it is about content creation. The rule change allows further centralization of editorial control of what your local reporters broadcast across all mediums.