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dslreports.com - 1/12/2009
FCC Chief: Don't Delay DTV Switch - Would further confuse an already confused public
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Back in the mid 80's Oak Industries owned several Television Stations that offered ON-TV a subscription television service. One thing that no one in the industry mentions is, that in the specification for DTV is the ability for Television Stations to offer subscription TV. Which means ...
tech.yahoo.com - 1/12/2009
FCC chairman: DTV delay could cause confusion (AP) by AP: Yahoo! Tech
— tech.yahoo.com — LAS VEGAS - Postponing the turnoff of analog TV broadcasts beyond the scheduled date, Feb. 17, could... confuse consumers, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Saturday. President-elect Barack Obama's transition team on Thursday ... (more) FCC chairman: DTV delay could cause confusion (AP) by  ...

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FCC chief: Don’t delay digital switch - CES 2009- msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com - 1/11/2009
FCC chief: Don’t delay digital switch - CES 2009- msnbc.com
— msnbc.msn.com — LAS VEGAS — The head of the Federal Communications Commission sharply disagreed Saturday with President-elect Barack Obama’s... call to delay the scheduled switchover to all-digital television next month, warning that pushing back the transition would ... (more) FCC chief: Don’t delay digital switch - CES 2009- msnbc.com
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multichannel.com - 1/12/2009
Public Safety Groups Fear Obama DTV Delay - 1/12/2009 12:00:00 PM - Multichannel News
— multichannel.com — Groups Fear Obama DTV Delay First Responders Want Assurance That Delay Won't Impede Access to Wireless Spectrum... By Ted Hearn -- Multichannel News, 1/12/2009 12:00:00 PM Washington Four leading public safety organizations want a guarantee that an Obama ... (more) Public Safety Groups Fear Obama DTV Delay - ...

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Vid-Biz: Flektor, DTV Delay, Conchords [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network — ... Opponents Pipe Up About Possible DTV Delay; FCC Chair Kevin Martin urges the incoming Obama administration to not push back the transition because it would create more confusion (DSL Reports); and public safety groups want a guarantee that any DTV delay would not postpone their access to the 24MHz spectrum currently occupied by analog TV signals. ( ...

Is a DTV Delay a Bailout for Procrastinators?
NewTeeVee — ... FCC Chairperson Kevin Martin thinks that any delay would cause consumer confusion. (An earlier study found that 90 percent of people were aware of the switch — though they weren’t fully informed as to what that meant). ...

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