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Court Upholds FCC's 2007 Deadline For Digital TV

phil reed writes "According to this article on Digital Spy, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld a Federal Communications Commission ruling requiring that all TVs with 13-inch screens or larger must be equipped with a digital tuner by July 2007. FCC press release here (warning - PDF document). The Court specifically cited foot-dragging on the part of the industry, and noted the chicken-and-egg problem. Here's the Washington Post story." sdriver writes adds a link to CNN's coverage.

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  1. Am I alone? by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 1, Flamebait



    I'm feeling cat-herded.

    Really. Analog is fine. Who cares if the crap on TV is sharper?

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    GeneralEmergency
  2. PARENT IS REDUNDANT... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Did you RTFP? Parent POSED THAT FUCKING QUESTION! YOU REALLY NEED TO GO TO HELL, BANDWIDTH AND HDD-SPACE WASTING ASSHAT!

    Important Stuff:
    * Please try to keep posts on topic.
    I did. Parent needs to be modded redundant!
    * Try to reply to other people's comments instead of starting new threads.
    N/A
    * Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said.
    READ THIS, FUCKING PARENT!
    * Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about.
    I did, thank you very much
    * Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated. (You can read everything, even moderated posts, by adjusting your threshold on the User Preferences Page)
    And so might REDUNDANT comments...

  3. kill your TV by spoonyfork · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If you didn't own a TV and care what crap is smeared on it then this would be a non-issue. Turn off your TV and go live in the real world.

    ... or at least end up spending more time on the 'net :/

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    Speak truth to power.