engadgethd.com - 1/28/2009
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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 providing them a four month reprieve as it ...
google.com - 1/23/2009
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11 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate appeared
close to agreement late Thursday on a bill to...
delay next month's planned transition from analog to digital television broadcasting to June 12 setting the stage for a vote early next week. Senate ...
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The Associated Press: Senate nears deal to delay digital ...
reuters.com - 1/27/2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate passed a bill
on Monday to delay the nationwide switch to digital...
TV signals, giving consumers nearly four more months to prepare. The transition date would move to June 12 from February 17 under the bill that was ...
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Senate passes bill to delay digital TV switch
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online.wsj.com - 1/27/2009
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COREY BOLES and FAWN JOHNSON WASHINGTON -- The
U.S. Senate on Monday approved a bill that would...
delay until June the date when television stations must broadcast in an all-digital format. Without congressional action, all TV stations by law must stop ...
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U.S. Senate Votes to Delay Digital TV Transition
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Digital TV transition delay bill fails to pass in House
Engadget —
... In an absolutely shocking move, the United States House of Representatives has failed to pass the digital TV transition delay bill that was all but certain to fly through just days ago. The bill needed two-thirds of the votes of the House under "special rules adopted for the vote," and reportedly, the vote was just 258 to 168 in favor of changing the date. ...
Qualcomm could suffer from digital TV transition delay
Engadget Mobile —
... isn't too far from the realm of possibility. With the announcement this week that the impending digital TV transition could be pushed from late February to June 12th (though it looks as if the House has ...
Stations can still yank analog plug this month, though many won't
Engadget —
... Wow, this isn't confusing. At all. The on-again / off-again digital TV transition date -- which is now formally set for June 12th -- may or may not be honored by the hundreds upon hundreds of local broadcasters across America. You see, when Congress postponed the mandatory cutover date from its original place on the calender (February 17th), it also gave stations the option of sticking to that original date. Thus, what could end up happening is that half a city's local OTA stations would go all-digital in under two weeks, while the others delayed ...
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engadgethd.com 2/3/2009 —
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 ...
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nytimes.com 1/27/2009 — The Senate voted to delay next month’s transition to June 12 because some viewers would not be ready for the switch. >
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nasdaq.com 1/23/2009 — Senate Expected To Pass Digital TV Delay To June 12 By Fawn Johnson, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Senate is on the verge of passing a bill that would delay until June the date when TV stations must broadcast in all-digital ...
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reuters.com 1/30/2009 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed another bill on Thursday to delay the national transition to digital television. Efforts to move the transition date to June 12 from February 17 are fueled by worries an estimated 20 million ...
Senate Passes Bill To Delay DTV Switch To June 12
paidcontent.org 1/28/2009 — The switch to digital TV will most likely be pushed out to June 12 from the previous Feb. 17 date, after the Senate passed a bill today, Reuters reports . The delay was initiated by President Barack Obama, who worried that consumers needed more time ...
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