Look, I admit to procrastinating on this (as I typically do, admittedly) but it seems like they are not really ready for this, for various reasons (see the Post article in, I believe, yesterday's business section). Running out of funding for the coupons is not the fault of those who waited. As always, those who will be most adversely affected are the poor, disabled and maybe throw in those living in rural areas. Those better off disproportionately have Cable or HD tv, so no need for coupons and converter boxes.
Randall On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Tony B <[email protected]> wrote: > Let's get this over with already. There was no shortage of coupons at > all this time LAST year, or before that when we first started talking > about it. No matter how far you move the deadline, some people are > always going to wait until the last minute. > > In our neck of the woods it basically means people are going to lose > 90% of their channels, as the digital signals just won't penetrate up > here. > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Ranbo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Obama official said (during transition) they want a delay in converting > to > > HD tv because of various problems, including lack of funding for the > > coupons. However FCC said (during transition) that delay would cause > more > > problems and the Feb 17 date should remain. Anyone hear if Obama is > > planning or likely to delay this? I'm hoping so, as don't have a > converter > > or coupon and coupon wait list is months, at least. > > > > BTW, if anyone here has any converter coupons they don't need I'd be most > > appreciative. Or an extra converter box they'd sell cheap, if you live > > fairly close by (I'm in Chevy Chase). > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
