Mr Dan McGarry wrote;
* WAP requires that content be translated from text-based to binary
format before being transmitted to the client device. Guess who controls
that gateway?
* By forcing an intermediary into the transaction (the translation
layer), they keep a choke-hold on content. Their offerings will likely
resemble AOL more than the Internet: a wide range of choices, all of which
have been predetermined by the provider. In other words, the semblance, but
not the essence, of free choice.
To flesh this out with a justification for digital transmission (not in
support of).
All wireless bandwidth is Extremely limited. The use of binary format can
make more efficient use of available bandwidth.
That said, there is one possible silver lining.
The FCC has given away 6Mhz increments of this bandwidth to entrenched
users in a failing industry. I do not know of too many limits on it's use.
In my area that is a 48Mhz ,at least, chunk of valuable property.
Also if the FCC could be persuaded to push for carving up the mostly
unused portion of the UHF broadcast band the, competition in wireless
could be enough to assuage Mr. McGarry's and others concern.
JoAnne Abbott C.E.T.
To meditate on;
Civility is the price we pay for self esteem.
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