01/09/2009
Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition (AP via Yahoo! News)
President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready.
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01/09/2009
Obama backs extending digital TV cutoff date (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
President-elect Barack Obama backs a move to delay a mandatory switch to digital television signals on fears viewers are unprepared and as the government has run out of coupons to help pay for converter boxes.
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01/09/2009
Delay Sought in Switch to Digital TV (New York Times)
President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting.
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01/09/2009
Obama team seeks delay in US digital TV switch (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US president-elect Barack Obama's transition team has asked for a delay in the nation's scheduled switch to digital television next month, citing funding difficulties.
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01/08/2009
Obama wants digital TV delayed (Politico via Yahoo! News)
Transition co-chair John Podesta asked House and Senate committee leaders Thursday to push back the February 17 digital television conversion deadline.
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01/08/2009
PBS chief pushes for digital conversion action (AP via Yahoo! News)
PBS chief Paula Kerger said it's inexcusable that people seeking coupons for the looming digital TV conversion are being put on a waiting list, and she called for immediate federal action.
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01/08/2009
Obama Team Calls for Delay in Switch to Digital TV (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama wants to delay next month’s nationwide switch to digital television service because of “major problems” for consumers.
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01/08/2009
Obama asks for delay in digital TV switch (Market Watch)
The incoming Obama administration asks Congress to postpone the nationwide switch to digital television, saying too many Americans would lose their TV signals if the change takes place as planned in mid-February.
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01/09/2009
Obama wants to delay transition to digital TV (San Francisco Chronicle)
President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready. In a letter to key...
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01/08/2009
Latest problem import? Infected digital photo frames (CNET)
Manufacturing problems in China have "bled over to the digital side," says security expert.
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