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Thursday, 05 February 2009 15:16 |
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After weeks of debate, Congress is giving consumers four more months to prepare for the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting, reports Associated Press.
The House voted 264-158 on Wednesday to postpone the shutdown of analog TV signals to June 12, to address growing concerns that too many Americans won't be ready by the Feb. 17 deadline that Congress 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 mandated because digital signals are more efficient than analog ones. Ending analog broadcasts will free up valuable space in the nation's airwaves for commercial wireless services and emergency-response networks. Read the rest of the article here
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