House Passes TV Digital 'Speed-Up' Plan
An AP newswire article by Jennifer C. Kerr, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
The House on Friday backed a plan to require television broadcasters to switch to all-digital transmissions by December 2008, three months earlier than they would have to under provisions of a Senate bill.
House lawmakers also voted to set aside $830 million to help millions of Americans with older, analog TV sets pay for converter boxes so they'll continue to get service in the digital era.
The House deadline for broadcasters to end their traditional analog transmissions is Dec. 31, 2008. The so-called "hard date" was included in a sweeping budget bill.
posted by Fergie @ 11/18/2005 10:03:00 AM
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