The Digital TV Transition
Congress Backs Delay Of Digital TV Switch To June
by Tom Cole
NPR.org, February 4, 2009 · Congress has decided to push back the nationwide switch from analog to digital television for four more months.
The House voted 264-158 on Wednesday to postpone the transition until June 12. The Senate passed the bill last week.
The delay was prompted by calls from public interest groups and some members of Congress who said that millions of U.S. households would not be ready for the transition by the Feb. 17 deadline. Rural, low-income, elderly and non-English speaking households are particularly at risk, according to the nation’s leading consumer advocacy group, Consumers Union, which publishes Consumer Reports.
via Congress Backs Delay Of Digital TV Switch To June : NPR.
