According to the NY Times, a new TV technology is coming after eight long years of debate. It's digital, wireless, local and it offers high-speed Internet access. The FCC approved the technological service last week, referring to it as "multichannel video distribution and data service." Rural areas that cannot get cable could be served. It will supposedly be cheaper than other high-speed internet options. "This will be the Southwest Airlines of subscription television," said Sophia Collier, the president of Northpoint Technology, the small company that originally envisioned the technology. Northpoint (not to be confused with NorthPoint Communications, a bankrupt broadband Internet provider) has long said it could offer 96 digital channels and high-speed Internet access for a total of $40 a month — versus the $80 to $100 that cable companies typically charge now. (You can use the NY Times Login Generator to read the article if you don't already have a free username/password.)