Postponing the turnoff of analog TV broadcasts beyond the scheduled date, Feb. 17, could confuse consumers, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Saturday.
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team on Thursday asked Congress to delay the shut-off.
The main reason the team cited was that the Commerce Department earlier in the week ran out of money [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Television’
January 12, 2009
FCC Chair: Delaying DTV Transition Would Be Worse
January 9, 2009
Powerful Solar Storm Could Shut Down U.S. for Months
A new study from the National Academy of Sciences outlines grim possibilities on Earth for a worst-case scenario solar storm.
Damage to power grids and other communications systems could be catastrophic, the scientists conclude, with effects leading to a potential loss of governmental control of the situation.
The prediction is based in part on a major solar [...]
January 9, 2009
Obama: Let’s Postpone Digital TV Switch
President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won’t be ready.
In a letter to key lawmakers Thursday, Obama transition team co-chair John Podesta noted that the Commerce Department has [...]
