James Tuthill writes for San Francisco Chronicle, April 2, 2014
The greater issue is whether or not the court will uphold the obligation of broadcasters to provide “free” over-the-air television. The broadcasters (or their predecessors) received their valuable broadcast spectrum for free in exchange for providing free over-the-air television programming. Now they are seeking to effectively renege on that bargain. The Supreme Court will decide whether or not they can.