The End of Over-The-Air Television?

Economists are proposing that the government sell the right to broadcast on certain frequencies previously allocated to broadcast television. Not many people use over-the-air broadcast channels exclusively anymore, and television itself is losing popularity because of internet services that offer the same shows, but what about the poor? Some people opt out of purchasing cable or satellite because they cant afford it. These people would need to get their news and entertainment some other way. If this plan is implemented, it will be interesting to see which interest groups become involved in the legislation and now the stations affected by this change would react.