Senate Passes Another Bill To Delay Digital TV Transition

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday January 31, 2009 @03:46AM from the it's-almost-like-they're-worried dept.

An anonymous reader tips news that the US Senate has passed another bill to delay the transition to digital TV. This is the second such bill to pass the Senate; the first was narrowly defeated in the House. The new version has an important difference — it would allow the transition to take place gradually over the four-month period between the original transition date (February 17th) and the extended date (June 12th). TV stations around the country could choose when they wanted to make the change, allowing those who have already begun plans to stop analog transmission to continue their shut-down operations.

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Re:How much MORE is this costing us? by cjb658 · 2009-01-31 07:11 · Score: 0, Flamebait

It's all paid for out of the sale price of the freed spectrum. And that price isn't changing.
That was the original agreement, but Obama's new "stimulus" bill will ensure that everyone will be paying for it.
Or maybe just our children, if they decide to pay for it "without raising taxes."