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:It's the Democrats who are doing this by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-31 04:22 · Score: -1, Troll

The Republicans want to keep DTV on schedule.
Enjoy the "change" that you elected.
I voted for Barack Obama, and he represents a different kind of politician.
He doesn't engage in Washington politics as usual.
He transcends the stink of the shit to the highest ranks of niggerdom.
Re:How much MORE is this costing us? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-31 06:37 · Score: -1, Troll

Please tell. Quote your source.
I think you're confused as to which site you're posting on. This isn't Wikipedia.