And once upon a time the phrase "in the public interest" was actually respected by the FCC and once upon a time the ARRL and FCC both supported maintaining high standards of practice in the radio art and good conduct of licensees.
It saddens me also that the general public hasn't revolted over the imposition of DTV transition (which is just a spectrum grab scheme); evidently the twenty percent or so that rely on OTA TV are an inconsequential minority. Say goodbye to portable OTA TV, reliable TV while in motion and useful emergency services TV.
Michael