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Good Case for the Poor
You make a good case for the delay to help the poor. I disagree with pushing back the deadline for digital TV. Television is not neccesary for survival and can be an impediment. I stopped watching TV completely a bit over a year ago and don't miss it at all.

Sure, I am out of the loop as far as the current crop of TV programs, but that is not a bad thing. I get my news from newspapers and the internet, I rent movies and don't have to put up with commercials.

TV is not a right, it is optional. It is not neccesary to delay the deadline because people couldn't get a coupon to save some money to buy a converter or could use the coupon to get the converter due to shortages.

The delay is hurting a lot more people than it would help. Broadcasters have to spend more to send both the analog and digital signals and the industries that are looking at moving into the vacated spectrum space have to wait and lose money on equipment that can't be used yet.

It is best to stick with the planned schedule and not worry about those who will miss the change. The coupons should still be available for several months after the change over to help those who weren't ready.
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Push Broadband, Delay Digital TV?  BobWarfield | 01/26/09
Holy Arrogance Batman.  TripleII | 01/26/09
Dude...They have had time  JT82 | 01/26/09
Just a data point.  TripleII | 01/26/09
That scenario I didn't consider  D-cat | 01/26/09
RE: Dude....Thay had time  prodoti3 | 02/07/09
I had no problem getting the coupons...  D-cat | 01/26/09
Fair enough.  TripleII | 01/26/09
The story, not you, I thought had the tone. (nt)  TripleII | 01/26/09
It's television.  Palmetto | 01/27/09
But, but, but...  JohnMcGrew@... | 01/27/09
Good Case for the Poor  sboverie@... | 01/27/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  arrohd | 01/26/09
Get a grip.  TripleII | 01/26/09
Why you're funding it.  Palmetto | 01/27/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  orasac | 01/26/09
To Do list, one check  D-cat | 01/26/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  Boutmar | 01/27/09
--? and let's be truthful about it --?  jefflass | 01/27/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  MarkSpeevak | 01/27/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  bill.porritt@... | 01/27/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  kzot | 01/27/09
Elitism reigns supreme...  the.ksmm | 01/27/09
If $40 is "unaffordable" to you...  JohnMcGrew@... | 01/27/09
How about $500-$800, not $40  john@... | 01/27/09
Comcast is sitting pretty  silversidhe | 01/28/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  my69gymshorts@... | 01/28/09
Why not lease the radio spectrum?  govmtman | 01/28/09
HD TV is NOT DTV  JT82 | 01/29/09
Japan has had HDTV while we hang on to the trailing edge of technology.  softwareFlunky | 01/29/09
Again HDTV is NOT DTV [NT]  JT82 | 02/06/09
converter boxes hard to use  janitorman | 02/06/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  prodoti3 | 02/07/09
government = stupid  rick. | 02/07/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  cfbrehm@... | 02/07/09
RE: Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch  xoldxcowboyx | 02/21/09

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