Digital Move Will Blank up to 80 Million TV Sets |
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Lisa Minter (lisa_minter2001@yahoo.com) Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:36:43 -0500
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Consumer advocates on Wednesday warned that up to 80 million television sets could go dark after a transition to digital broadcast signals and said the government should help owners get special converter boxes.
About 15 percent of U.S. households rely on over-the-air television
Congress and the Federal Communications Commission are trying to speed
"The first rule Congress must abide by is do no harm to consumers,"
He suggested that the government should subsidize converter boxes for
The Consumer Electronics Association has projected a smaller number of
"The (consumer groups') survey appears to assume that any TV not
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives put off a hearing until
Most expect a subsidy program would be funded with the proceeds of
Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited.
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