From: Douglas Berry 

On  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:51:11 -0400 there was an Ancient "John
D.Wentzky"  who stoppeth one in
alt.atheism
>In news:1175192005.583773.107660{at}n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com,
>KTBpylon{at}gmail.com  typed:

>>> Satellite and cable television are currently in violation of Freedom
>>> of Speech.
>>
>> No, they aren't.
>
>How does charging for speech satisfy freedom of speech requirements?

Johm first of all, the First Amendment on stops the government from
muzzling your freedom of speech. Private companies can and do set policies
restricting what employees may say while on the job.

Next, charging for a service does not violate anyone's freedom of speech. 
The companies are providing a service, you are free to partake of it or
not.

>> Provide sources, please. From the information readily available on the
>> Internet, Europe offers neither service for free.
>
>I guess the corporate leeches took over then.

You guess?  You just made a definite claim, and now you guess?

>> Really? I live in Toronto. Please come up here and tell Sirius that
>> they are supposed to be giving me free satellite radio, instead of
>> charging $14.95/month.
>
>Ibiquity isn't still in business there?

Ibiquity manufacters HD radios.  Not free satellite services.

>Do you mean the satellite for charge companies have taken them out of the
>market already?

No, they seem to be doing great business selling HD radios and selling
terrestial broadcasters HD broadcasting gear.

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Douglas Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
Jason Gastrich is praying for me on 8 January 2011

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is
the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a
stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead: his eyes are closed." - Albert Einstein

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