tech.yahoo.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 fueled by worries that viewers are not ...
reuters.com - 1/28/2009
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reuters.com —
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An effort to delay the
February 17 deadline for a nationwide switch to digital...
television failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday after Republicans blocked the move. The legislation is backed by President Barack ...
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House fails to pass digital TV delay bill
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google.com - 1/23/2009
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google.com —
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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reuters.com —
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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Senate Passes Bill To Delay DTV Switch To June 12
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... 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 to get coupons that will offset the cost of a $40 converter box. The government ran out of coupons earlier this month, and about 2.5 million Americans are on a waiting list. Broadcasters are being required to move from analog to digital signals to give public safety officials more spectrum, allow companies ...
Senate Passes Bill To Delay DTV Switch To June 12
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... 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 to get coupons that will offset the cost of a $40 converter box. The government ran out of coupons earlier this month, and about 2.5 million Americans are on a waiting list. Broadcasters are being required to move from analog to digital signals to give public safety officials more spectrum, allow companies ...
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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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tech.yahoo.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 Approves Digital TV Delay
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. >
U.S. Senate Votes to Delay Digital TV Transition
online.wsj.com 1/27/2009 — 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 ...
Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch
blogs.zdnet.com 1/27/2009 — Every night for the past couple of months, the weather person on one of my local TV news programs has been counting down the days to the nation’s switch to digital television. I can almost say it in my sleep: In February 17, the old analog ...
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politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 1/27/2009 — The transition from analog to digital television broadcasting will be pushed back by four months, after members of Congress became concerned too many viewers would see their sets go dark next month.
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tech.yahoo.com 10/28/2008 — ROME (Hollywood Reporter) - An assembly of Catholic bishops on Monday called for the use of mass communications -- including television, cinema, DVDs and even iPods -- to be used to spread the Bible in as many languages as possible. The nod toward ...
Senate OKs DTV Delay Bill (Again)
gearlog.com 1/30/2009 —
Here we go again.
The Senate on Thursday night approved another bill that will delay the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12.
As you might recall, the Senate already approved a DTV delay bill on Monday, but it was defeated in the House ...
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