The prospects for a delay of the switch to all-digital broadcast TV signals increased as the Senate approved a revised piece of legislation that would permit pushing back the Feb. 17 DTV deadline. With no debate, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bill in anticipation of a House of Representatives...
House Democrats today are expected to name Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., to replace Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., as chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Telecom and the Internet Committee. The immediate impact of the move is to potentially make less important Rep. Markey's statement Wednesday...