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House Passes Digital TV Delay

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Mitchell Szczepanczyk thinks the nation got a reprieve Wednesday when the U. S. House of Representatives passed a delay in the conversion to digital television. Szczepanczyk, an organizer with Chicago Media Action, has been advocating for a delay for years, warning that tens of millions of Americans are unprepared for the conversion and are at risk for seeing their TV screens go dark.

“The delay gets more time and hopefully more money for those who need help,” Szczepanczyk said.
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Update: U. S. Senate Advances Digital TV Delay

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The U. S. Senate voted Monday to delay the transition to digital television to prevent up to 21 million households around the country from losing their television signals.

U. S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV).
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The Senate voted to delay the DTV transition until June 12. Many African American, low-income and rural families as well as senior citizens are at risk of being cut off from using their televisions.
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