Jim Puzzanghera and Christi Parsons write:
... In a letter to Congressional leaders, John Podesta, co-chairman of
Obama's presidential transition team, urged that the Feb. 17 conversion
date be extended. A major reason was the announcement this week by the
Commerce Department that it had run out of money for a government
program to provide $40 coupons for low-cost converter boxes to allow
older TVs to receive the new digital signal. ...
Link: Los Angeles Times.
Update 9 January 2009:
Also see Kim Hart's article in the Washington Post.
Update 11 January 2009:
FCC's Kevin Martin says delay could cause confusion. Associated Press via NPR. --Dennis
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