No doubt the Industrial Revolution bought with it some profound advantages and progress, but it also gave rise to pockets of poverty, exploitation, pollution, monopolies and corruption. The equivalent case for TV in Australia that Kim Williams fails to illustrate is Commercial PAY TV. That would be the only logical evolution of an unregulated TV industry in this country, with no or very little alternative for those not willing to subscribe. The horse-drawn carriage was removed from circulation because it became obsolete. Had authorities deregulated the locomotive industry to the point that individual transportations were no longer an option, arguably the automobile would not have been feasible and we would all be paying commuters of necessity not by choice. The fact that FTA TV is improving its offerings poses a threat that Mr Williams foresees will impinge on his bottom line.
My 2cents worth.
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