What The EchoStar/DirecTV Merger Has To Do With Telemedicine
from the yeah,-but-why... dept
Here's a News.com column from a physician begging the government to approve the merger between EchoStar and DirecTV
because it will make telemedicine possible. I'm not sure I follow the logic. I do understand the importance of being able to have broadband everywhere for telemedicine. However, I'm not sure why the merger needs to take place for this to happen. Both EchoStar and DirecTV currently offer their broadband data solutions. Why do they need to be combined? I actually don't have anything against the merger, but I'm trying to understand the logic in this article.
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Echostar/DirecPC broadband
If this doc thinks el cheapo consumer-grade bandwidth is a necessary component of his health care system, well, please don't let me ever fall into his clutches. I'd druther just duct tape my internal organs back into place and take the next Greyhound out to a real surgeon, thankyouverymuch.
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