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Digital TV transition delayed four months
Due to concerns over large portions of the U.S. still relying on analog broadcasts and not being prepared for a switch, the government has decided to implement a 4-month delay. Even though many public announcements in numerous fashions have been released, there is a concern that many people are unaware the switch will happen. There are even more concerns about people being able to afford converter boxes to receive digital transmissions, despite government-funded vouchers being available. Or in fact that those who have been trying to get a converter box have been unable, due to a waiting list on the vouchers.
All those issues and more resulted in the proposed delay being approved. What serves as a benefit to people who still rely on analog broadcasts may be seen as a detriment to those companies manufacturing devices using the 700MHz band – they are no doubt eager to begin getting their devices tested, approved and sold.
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hooray...candy coating for the stupid people. Lets all hold hands when we cross the street to. There is only one way to get people to buy the converter boxes or find some other means to accept the transition...MAKE THE SWITCH. If people don't have to make the switch, they won't. And as for the 'people can't afford them' argument...it is not the governments job to provide television service to it citizens.
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This is stupid. The transition has been known for year spammed all over TV for the past 6months to a year. If you still don't have your box it is because you didn't go get one, not because you didn't know or whatever excuses are out there.
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obama....change we.............oh wait nm
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Dumb move
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[b]Originally posted by eddie_42:[/b][quote]hooray...candy coating for the stupid people. Lets all hold hands when we cross the street to. There is only one way to get people to buy the converter boxes or find some other means to accept the transition...MAKE THE SWITCH. If people don't have to make the switch, they won't. And as for the 'people can't afford them' argument...it is not the governments job to provide television service to it citizens. [/quote]
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there are some smart people in congress...who would have thought[url]http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/34955[/url
House defeated this bill. -
If you can't figure this out, you don't deserve to watch TV anymore. Its a sign.
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