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Krunker: 6.5 million U.S. households not ready for the digital TV transition – deadline will probably get delayed
Yahoo! Tech Advisors: Nielsen: 5.7 percent of U.S. households not ready for DTV
Obsessable News Feed: Senate voting to delay digital TV transition; 6.5 million households still not ready
6.5 million U.S. households not ready for the digital TV transition – deadline will probably get delayed
Krunker —
... Commerce Dept has already met their $1.34 billion funding limit for the coupons and as a result will only provide new coupons when older unredeemed ones reach their 90 day expiration date. The current waiting list numbers 2.6 million requests!
So if you’re not ready for the transition, what are you waiting for? Just go out there and buy the converter boxes already. Even if the deadline gets extended, at least you can say you’re ready when the transition finally occurs.
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Nielsen: 5.7 percent of U.S. households not ready for DTV
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... of households with viewers over 55 are ready for the switch. Indeed, turns out the young'uns are far more clueless, with 8.8 percent of those 35-and-younger households—more than double the number of seniors—unprepared for the transition. The bottom line, though, is that 94.3 percent of U.S. households are , as of today, ready for the DTV switch. Just a thought. Meanwhile ... a Senate bill that would push back the DTV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12 appears to be gaining traction. The AP reports that Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., says he's reached an agreement with ...
Senate voting to delay digital TV transition; 6.5 million households still not ready
Obsessable News Feed —
... Don't worry if you haven't gotten around to hooking up digital converter boxes to all your TV sets still receiving analog broadcasts; it looks like Congress is ready to pass a bill delaying the mandatory switch-over to digital transmission from next month until June. ...
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NewTeeVee —
... Senate Closer to a DTV Delay; Sen. Rockefeller (D-W.V.) says he has reached an agreement with Republicans; his bill could push the national switch back to June 12. (The Associated Press) ...
Digital TV Turnover Delays
ClickZ News Blog —
... The date for the broadcast turnover from analog to digital TV is still to be determined. The Associated Press is reporting the date may now be postponed until June 12, pending voting early next week. While there were PSAs and ...
