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>http://www.betanews.com/article/Latest-move-by-broadcasters-to-mandate-implanting-radios-into-cell-phones/1288110047
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>>>>How can there be any legislation forcing a manufacturer to include a part in one of their products? Geeze what's happening to my country?>>>
>>>Seems stupid to me ... I currently don't have a smart phone and don't want one. My phone is used for one thing and one thing only, and that is to make phone calls! (well, ok, I use the alarm clock too when I'm traveling). Why the heck would I want a radio in my phone!!! (of course, I won't have to worry about it if I don't buy a new phone ... I have a pretty old Motorola Razr and I like it just fine).
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>>Mine has an FM radio in it and I actually like having it. If you stream music it eats bandwidth and now all the carriers limit how much you can use every month.
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>>>And anyway, how the heck can there be legislation to require this? I don't think the mandate will go anywhere ...
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>>Yeah that's my question. The National Association of Broadcasters has lobbyist pulling strings for them because FM radio is dying. Trying to force manufactures to produce FM radios in phones is just a creepy political move.
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>>>~~Bonnie
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>If all you lobbyists have the same power you'll also find you phone has a built in gun.
I'll take that over an FM radio. <g>
Charles Hankey
Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened.
- Thomas Hardy
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-- T. S. Eliot
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