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arstechnica.com - 2/2/2009

Modified DTV delay bill set for House revote Tuesday

— arstechnica.com — The House may have put the kibosh on a proposed four-month delay in the transition to digital... television last week—but that bill only failed because, under a suspension of the rules, a two-thirds majority was required for passage. ... (more) Modified DTV delay bill set for House revote Tuesday

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broadcastingcable.com - 2/11/2009

Obama Signs DTV-Delay Bill

— broadcastingcable.com — President Barack Obama has signed the bill extending the DTV date from Feb. 17 to June 12.... His... (more) Obama Signs DTV-Delay Bill

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arstechnica.com - 2/5/2009

DTV delay passes, 264-158

— arstechnica.com — The House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon passed legislation to delay the transition to digital television and... the cessation of analog broadcast, by a largely party-line vote of 264 to 158. The transition, previously scheduled ... (more) DTV delay passes, 264-158

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DTV Delay Almost Official
NewTeeVee — ... The House voted today to approve a four-month delay to the transition from analog to digital television signals, making the new June 12 deadline a near certainty. The Senate approved its own version of the bill last week, and since both bills are in accord, the only thing left is to get the presidential signature. Since President Obama asked for this legislation in the first place, it should be a slam dunk. Learn more and what the stimulus package means for DTV coupons over at GigaOM. ...

DTV Delay Almost Official [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network — ... approve a four-month delay to the transition from analog to digital television signals, making the new June 12 deadline a near certainty. The Senate approved its own version of the bill last week, and since both bills are in accord, the only thing left is to get the presidential signature. Since President Obama asked for this legislation in the first place, it should be a slam dunk. Learn more and what the stimulus package means for DTV coupons over at GigaOM. ...

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Tech Observer — ... The House voted today to approve a four-month delay to the transition from analog to digital television signals, making the new June 12 deadline a near certainty. [GigaOm] ...

Converting to DTV
Changing Way — ... That said, it seems likely that analog TV types will have an extra four months to get ready. It also seems that over 6 million consumers aren’t ready yet. That surprises me, given that the converter boxes seem to stock out frequently at Amazon and other online retailers. Maybe more people than expected are sticking with their analog TVs rather than buying a new digital TV. ...

Comcast Is Latest to Report Broadband Sub Growth in Q1 [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... in profits — to $778 million on sales that rose 5.3 percent, to $8.84 billion — and was the latest carrier to report a rise in the number of broadband subscribers over the previous three-month period. The cable provider raised rates earlier this quarter and gained subscribers worried about losing TV service during the DTV transition. ...

Decision Time: Does the Nation Need TV or Mobile Broadband? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... have to be up for much debate, because television, even broadcast TV, could be delivered via home broadband connections, as is the case with services like FiOS TV and U-verse. However, folks have to pay for that service rather than just buy a television capable of receiving digital signals, and since 10 percent of the population don’t have a pay TV subscription, that’s a lot of people who would be forced to buy a previously free service. The government has bent over backwards for those people before. ...