The big push is because of wireless bandwidth. Analog TV takes up a huge
swath of it in "prime real estate." Digital requires much less. So, if the
gov't can get back most of the bandwidth used by analog by forcing the
switch to digital, then it can auction it off.
So it's not just the electronics industry paying for this. :-j
--Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software
: -----Original Message-----
: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 2:02 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: Re: US Government might make you buy a new TV in 2006
:
:
: how much are they (the electronics industry) paying
: Tauzin??
:
: > http://www.msnbc.com/news/810360.asp?0dm=C15LT
: >
: > U.S. lawmakers are working on an effort that would render
: standard televisions
: > and VCRs obsolete within five years by
: > requiring broadcasters to switch to digital, copy-protected
: signals. A proposal
: > released Thursday by Rep. Billy Tauzin,
: > chairman of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce
: Committee, would
: > require broadcasters to transmit digital
: > signals by the beginning of 2006, and require them to cease
: standard, analog
: > broadcasts by the end of that year.
: >
: >
: >
:
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