Actually, it would make more sense to roll out over a couple of weeks instead of the whole country on one nightmare day - roll out one time zone a week in Feb. and March. I made this suggestion some time ago - it would be nice if someone listened from time to time. Stephen Long BTW, I am back in the Motion Imagery business - the new Science and Technology Advisor to the SECDEF ISR Task Force. Busy times. SWL -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom Barry Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 8:16 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: Copps proposes more FCC action That almost certainly cannot be done now until we try it and find out how well it works. My own suggestion is we all argue pointlessly until the end of Feb 2009, just to pass the time until we have some hard facts. ;-) Then we can start arguing whether we need a mobile broadcasting standard or just a very good mobile/wifi Internet standard that happens to also supply video. - Tom Cliff Benham wrote: > Manfredi, Albert E wrote: >> Commissioner Copps suggests that the FCC has to give more specific >> advice to consumers, for the DTV transition. >> >> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-285373A1.pdf > > What about 'fixing' the 8VSB system or replacing it with something that > actually works? > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.