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No Delay on Digital TV Transition -- Get Ready for February 17

by Darren Murph on January 29, 2009 at 11:01 AM


In an absolutely shocking move, the United States House of Representatives yesterday failed to pass the digital TV transition delay bill that was all but certain to fly through just days ago. The bill needed two-thirds of the votes of the House under "special rules adopted for the vote," and reportedly, the vote was just 258 to 168 in favor of changing the date. As it stands, an estimated 6.5 million Americans are not yet prepared for the switch -- which is now back on track for February 17th -- and the money well for government-issued vouchers has ran dry. Honestly, we're elated to hear the news. The February date has been blasted from the rooftops for years now, and changing it this late in the game would wreak all kinds of havoc in the industry, not to mention instill even more confusion. Soon-to-be-vacated airwaves, we're ready for you.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Tags: 2009, barack obama, BarackObama, breaking news, BreakingNews, cutover, digital tv, digital tv transition, DigitalTv, DigitalTvTransition, obama, switchover, transition

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