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Senate okays another digital TV transition delay
engadgethd.com - 2/3/2009
Senate okays another digital TV transition delay
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Just to make sure that the digital TV transition gets delayed, the US Senate has approved another measure to postpone the transition date until June 12 and sent it on its way to the House of Representatives. If the House's mere indication that the delay would go through didn't dash our ...
baltimoresun.com - 1/28/2009
House defeats bill to delay digital TV transition -
— baltimoresun.com — WASHINGTON - Bucking the Obama administration, House Republicans today defeated a bill to postpone the upcoming transition... from analog to digital television broadcasting to June 12 -- leaving roughly 6.5 million U.S. households unprepared for the ... (more) House defeats bill to delay digital TV transition -

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Switch to Digital TV Wins a Delay to June 12
nytimes.com - 2/5/2009
Switch to Digital TV Wins a Delay to June 12
— nytimes.com — Television owners will have four more months to upgrade old sets before they will no longer receive... analog signals. > (more) Switch to Digital TV Wins a Delay to June 12
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Senate okays digital TV transition delay to June 12th
engadgethd.com - 1/28/2009
Senate okays digital TV transition delay to June 12th
— engadgethd.com — We knew it was bound to happen , and sure enough, it's happening. For the millions of... Americans still waiting for their $40 voucher before buying one of those newfangled DTV converter boxes, the US Senate has just given its stamp of approval on ... (more) Senate okays digital TV transition delay to June 12th

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