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New version of DTV Delay bill starts over in the House today

article published on 3 February, 2009

Today the US House of Representatives' Rules Committee will be meeting to make sure the latest bill to delay the US DTV transition until June will only require a simple majority to pass. The previous bill was defeated last week due to a requirement for a 2/3 majority. However it did receive enough votes to pass by the simple majority expected to be required this time. The new bill differs ... [ read the full article ]

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cdman2005
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_ 		3. February 2009 @ 09:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
BS!!
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pirkster
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_ 		3. February 2009 @ 11:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
We can only hope this fails.

Absolute waste of taxpayer money for a competely unnecessary delay.

There's absolutely no good reason the taxpayers and broadcasters should be forced to open their wallets to support this ridiculous bill.

Again, a waste of time, money and effort on something that should be dead last on the list of economic priorities.
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attar
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_ 		3. February 2009 @ 11:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What do you get when you cross a Politician and a mink lined toilet seat?
A top-of-the-line Sh**
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etinkerer
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_ 		3. February 2009 @ 22:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When do they propose taking that vote,
AFTER the shutdown?
That's like buying an airline ticket
after the plane crashes.
What about the pirate transmitters
that will be popping up with analog
broadcasts? They shut one down,
another will pop up somewhere else.
It will be a game of 'Whack-a-mole'
between the FCC, Justice Dept., and
the pirate broadcasters! There won't
be enough prisons to hold 'em all!
At least until DTV infrastructure
has been improved and there is some
standardization with equipment.
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jkoz
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_ 		4. February 2009 @ 14:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Stop this insanity... if they're not ready now they won't be ready in four months. This is absurd. Going to make the television stations pay more for broadcasting both digital and analog signals, and put their efforts to prepare for the transition in two weeks for nothing... this is such a waste. And the kicker is, it'll pass. Ugh.
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