[USMA:35153] RE: Government conversion mandates

[Nat Hager III]

Title: Government conversion mandates

Nice use of 24-h format time, which I notice SFGate has been doing for several years..... 

 

Nat

 

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Senate Sets 2009 Digital TV Dateline
- By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press Writer
Thursday, November 3, 2005

(11-03) 16:57 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --

The Senate moved the digital TV transition one step closer to reality on Thursday, setting a firm date for television broadcasters to switch to all-digital transmissions.

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Hudnall
Sent: Thursday, 03 November 2005 23:18
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:35151] Government conversion mandates

It seems that the US government has no problem issuing conversion mandates with hard deadlines, when it businesses and government stand to profit at the expense of consumers. Obviously, there is the political will to force the American public to convert their television sets. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/11/03/national/w165755S23.DTL

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Scott Hudnall