Congress is giving consumers four more months to prepare for the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting.
The House on Wednesday voted 264-158 to postpone the shutdown of analog TV signals to June 12, to address growing concerns that too many Americans won't be ready in time for the Feb. 17 deadline that Congress had set three years ago. The Senate passed the measure unanimously last week and the bill now heads to President Barack Obama for his signature.
The change is being required because digital signals are more efficient than analog, and ending analog will free up valuable space in the nation's airwaves.
The delay is a victory for the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress, who maintain that the previous administration mismanaged efforts to ensure that all consumers — particularly poor, rural and minority Americans — will be prepared for the switchover. - ABC News
Things that make you go hmmmmm. Lets see, people were given 3 years to be ready for this. Hell the Government spent $1.2 Billion to help people afford it. (Our Tax Dollars hard at work) Now Obama is ready to spend another $600 Million + to help people afford it. It is part of the Stimulus package. You know, it will put people to work. Since when did watching TV become a right in this country? This is so stupid. No wonder we are broke, this is the dumbest thing I have heard of.
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