# The future of C band

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-c-band/333597>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 1, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-c-band/333597 "2005-12-01T19:28:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-c-band/333597/1 "2005-12-01T19:28:59Z")

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Way back in the 80s when C band was looking like a great way to use my electronics experience I got the great (cough cough) idea of selling satellite TV equipment. I won’t bore you with the $orry results.

Anyway I have a basement shelf literally overflowing with older satellite equipment that I had the brilliant idea of trading my labor for. I thought it would be like selling used TVs which used to be a money maker.

Now I keep getting calls from Dish TV , that several more channels are going to stop transmitting on C band. So I’m wondering what is going to be done with C band.  
The stations that I get are still strong and the picture is near perfect -I haven’t readjusted the dish in years.

Is it just the US that seems to be abandoning it?  
Is it still used in other parts of the world?  
Whats gonna happen with C band satellite TV?