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Senate Agrees to DTV Delay

Jan 23, 2009, 3:53 PM by Eric M. Zeman

The U.S. Senate has provisionally approved of a proposal to delay the transition to DTV by four months. The Senate has yet to officially vote on the matter, which is also being debated by the House of Representatives. The proposal in question will push the transition back to June 12. The Senate is also seeking money for converter box coupons that some consumers may need for the transition. Approximately $650 million has been set aside by the House for those coupons. Under the proposal, some television stations have the choice to halt analog broadcasts if they so choose. Verizon Communications has spoken in favor of a delay, while Qualcomm, which hopes to expand its MediaFLO mobile TV network, has voiced opposition.

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They should have	Americanstud1987	Jan 23, 2009, 4:01 PM
Re: They should have by marufio Jan 23, 2009, 4:24 PM Re: They should have by lray801 Jan 23, 2009, 5:24 PM Re: They should have by algorithmplus Jan 24, 2009, 5:18 AM Re: They should have by lray801 Jan 24, 2009, 9:54 PM Re: They should have by ariveradse Jan 24, 2009, 8:52 AM Re: They should have by trey1475 Jan 25, 2009, 3:37 PM (more replies...) Re: They should have by haley72 Jan 23, 2009, 5:49 PM Re: They should have by FknTwizted Jan 23, 2009, 7:57 PM Re: They should have by Jayshmay Jan 24, 2009, 4:45 AM Re: They should have by KoldPhusion Jan 24, 2009, 11:35 AM Re: They should have by Cabbit-sama Jan 24, 2009, 4:51 PM Wrong, the converters are only $10 after coupon... FCC should force blackouts... by neurocutie Jan 24, 2009, 10:08 PM Re: They should have by Azeron Jan 24, 2009, 8:46 AM Re: They should have by mingkee Jan 24, 2009, 9:17 AM Re: They should have by Versed Jan 24, 2009, 10:00 AM Re: They should have by haley72 Jan 24, 2009, 11:50 AM Re: They should have by Versed Jan 24, 2009, 1:27 PM (more replies...) Re: They should have by MegaWhy Jan 26, 2009, 9:28 PM
it' only freaking TV!!	netboy	Jan 24, 2009, 6:38 PM
No, it is NOT just TV by Anxiovert Jan 25, 2009, 10:42 PM Re: No, it is NOT just TV by netboy Jan 26, 2009, 5:44 AM Re: No, it is NOT just TV by Versed Jan 26, 2009, 8:49 PM
you dont need that junk/garbage converter!	netboy	Jan 24, 2009, 6:45 PM
Re: you dont need that junk/garbage converter! by dave73 Jan 25, 2009, 3:03 PM Re: you dont need that junk/garbage converter! by trey1475 Jan 25, 2009, 3:32 PM Re: you dont need that junk/garbage converter! by netboy Jan 26, 2009, 5:50 AM Re: you dont need that junk/garbage converter! by trey1475 Jan 26, 2009, 7:46 PM (more replies...)
How much good will this REALLY do?	jskrenes	Jan 26, 2009, 10:48 AM
Poor Old Billy Bob	Nfuego	Jan 23, 2009, 5:04 PM
Re: Poor Old Billy Bob by Jayshmay Jan 24, 2009, 4:50 AM Poor Old Bobby Sue by Drunk Jan 24, 2009, 12:03 PM Re: Poor Old Billy Bob by captainplooky Jan 25, 2009, 4:32 AM Re: Poor Old Billy Bob by mingkee Jan 25, 2009, 2:21 PM
Typical	lray801	Jan 23, 2009, 5:02 PM
Re: Typical by jskrenes Jan 24, 2009, 10:13 AM Re: Typical by working man Jan 24, 2009, 10:49 AM Re: Typical by KoldPhusion Jan 24, 2009, 11:28 AM Re: Typical by jskrenes Jan 24, 2009, 11:45 AM (more replies...) Re: Typical by lray801 Jan 24, 2009, 9:49 PM
Socialist ###holes	Globhead	Jan 24, 2009, 6:22 PM
Well, You Can't Blame them.	Versed	Jan 24, 2009, 10:14 AM
Re: Sad, but True by algorithmplus Jan 24, 2009, 3:09 PM
If It's not broken, don't fix it.	algorithmplus	Jan 24, 2009, 3:01 PM
Unrealistic	taoareyou	Jan 24, 2009, 11:24 AM
Great Job	ceric20	Jan 23, 2009, 8:42 PM

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