Satellite Radio has become a very popular alternative to broadcast
radio since its first release. It did take a while for the two
competitors of satellite radio, Sirius and XM, to begin gaining
customers. Equipment was expensive and bulky. There is also a
monthly fee for the service, where broadcast radio is free.
Satellite does have a few advantages against broadcast that helped
it gain momentum more each year. There are very few channels on
satellite radio that have commercials. This is very similar to
premium cable television like HBO or Showtime...they cost extra but
have no commercials. Another great feature Satellite Radio offers
is quality that you cannot find in broadcast radio. Satellite radio
is a digital signal that sounds cleaner and has virtually no static
because with digital signals you either have close to full quality
or nothing at all. Satellite also offers coast to coast coverage so
you do not have to search for a local station when you
travel.
Recent technology moves have helped the receiver end of satellite
radio tremendously. Car manufacturers now offer satellite equipment
built in to new cars so that there is nothing to buy, just the
monthly service fee. Some car companies like GMC only offer XM
capability, but many companies offer you to choose either but not
both. Car manufacturers also offer much more high end stereos that
can utilize the benefits of a digital signal. They use this as a
sales pitch to show how good their stereos really are.
Satellite does have new competition that is broadcast for free like
analog radio. HD Radio will be broadcast by many local stations in
the near
future offering better quality than satellite radio. This
is much like television stations that broadcast HD TV locally.
There are still commercials, but clear sound and
music information
about artists is available by any HD Radio equipped stereo. Only
the future will tell if
people are willing to shell out the dough
to avoid commercials.
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According to the indictment, Jones would steal various IBM and Penguin computer servers from Verisign's warehouse in Virginia and sell them to Johnson. Johnson would then sell the servers to several individuals, who would sometimes place them for sale on eBay. As a result of this scheme, the indictment alleges that Jones and Johnson caused Verisign to lose more than $120, 000 worth of computer equipment. In the indictment, Jones and Johnson are charged in three counts with causing the interstate transportation of stolen property, namely IBM 330 and 335 servers, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
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