John, I'm sorry to say this, but in this case you are completely wrong. The language of the Balanced Budget Act of 1994, Title 47 United States Code section 309, paragraph 14(A) clearly states: "A television broadcast license that authorizes analog television service may not be renewed to authorize such service for a period that extends beyond December 31, 2006." Paragraph 14(B) then goes on to list all of the exceptions that must be met to extend this cutoff date. John Shutt Reference document can be found at (may have to cut and paste URL): <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid= Cite:+47USC309> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx> > "Delay of NTSC shutoff beyond 2006?" > > You are deep in reality-distortion field territory here, Bert. Could you > provide me with codified language that specified a 2006 turn off date for > Analog? (No, you can't.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.