The U.S. Senate on Monday night, on a voice vote, unanimously agreed to delay the nation’s digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12. There was no debate before the vote. The fate of congressional action on the delay now rests with the House, where the delay is expected to easily pass. A final vote...
The possibility that Congress may not delay the digital TV transition, despite a request from President Barack Obama, was raised today by the sudden cancellation of a House committee’s expected vote on a bill changing the DTV switch date. The cancellation doesn’t necessarily mean that House Democrats...
Fourteen House Republicans are urging President-elect Barack Obama to reverse course on delaying the digital TV changeover, warning that a delay would be “a monumental error in judgment.” “No one said that this was going to be easy, but we have unquestionably made the right decision to complete the digital...
The incoming chairmen of the Senate and House committees that oversee the Federal Communications Commission are urging its chairman, Kevin Martin, to devote his remaining days to the digital TV transition and to postpone FCC action on several controversial issues. The warning from U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman...
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After Barack Obama ran for president promising change and openness, and making a point of refusing to accept lobbyists’ contributions, the president-elect’s transition team secretly held a meeting with broadcasting lobbyists to discuss the digital TV changeover. The unannounced meeting was held Friday...
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