The Obama team asked Congress to reconsider the Feb. 17 analog cut-off date and push it back further into 2009.Obama Pushes for Digital-TV Delay - WSJ.com
On Monday, Bush administration officials announced that a $1.5 billion coupon program to help consumers buy digital boxes needed to keep older TVs working after the switch is running out of money. Consumers who apply for coupons now are being put on a waiting list, but administration officials acknowledged there was no assurance that consumers who apply now would get the $40 coupons before the switch. They urged consumers to buy at least one set-top converter box, which retail around $50 to $80, without a coupon.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Obama Pushes for Digital-TV Delay - WSJ.com
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