Consumers Union is asking Congress and the White House to delay the digital TV transition from Feb. 17, citing problems with the government coupon program for DTV converter boxes and other worries. In letters today to President George W. Bush, President-elect Barack Obama and U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman,...
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Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, DTV, Barack Obama, NTIA, Henry Waxman, Ed Markey, Department of Commerce, Consumers Union, George Bush
As President-elect Barack Obama juggles a cratering economy and two wars, broadcasting and consumer groups are throwing him another sticky issue—the impending switch to digital over-the-air broadcasting. While less than 1% of TV viewers lost their signals during the Sept. 7 DTV test in Wilmington, N...