[opendtv] Re: Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:45:39 -0500
Monty Solomon wrote:
> S.1932 was signed by President Bush on 2006 February 8.
>
> Excerpts from S.1932
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=3D109_cong_bill=
s
&docid=3Df:s1932enr.txt.pdf
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TITLE III--DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSITION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITION.
(a) Short Title- This title may be cited as the `Digital
Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005'.
[deletia]
SEC. 3005. DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER BOX PROGRAM.
(a) Creation of Program- The Assistant Secretary shall--
(1) implement and administer a program through which
households in the United States may obtain coupons
that can be applied toward the purchase of
digital-to-analog converter boxes; and
(2) make payments of not to exceed $990,000,000, in
the aggregate,
...
(c) Program Specifications-
(1) LIMITATIONS-
(A) TWO-PER-HOUSEHOLD MAXIMUM- A household may
obtain coupons by making a request as required by
the regulations under this section between January
1, 2008, and March 31, 2009 , inclusive.
...
(d) Definition of Digital-to-Analog Converter Box- For
purposes of this section, the term `digital-to-analog
converter box' means a stand-alone device that does not
contain features or functions except those necessary to
enable a consumer to convert any channel broadcast in
the digital television service into a format that the
consumer can display on television receivers designed
to receive and display signals only in the analog
television service, but may also include a remote
control device.
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Well, bless their hearts, the STBs can have a remote
control.
Comment 1: I see no mention of a requirement to show
"need." So presumably, anyone can get a handout to
obtain these two-per-household boxes? Strange. Seems like
a waste of taxpayers' money to me.
Comment 2: That last paragraph (d) describes a box with
only an NTSC output. Hardly worth getting excited about.
Might be a good thing, if it results in the govt not
giving out freebies unnecessarily. On the other hand,
this also promises no change to the dearth of good STBs
and recorders for OTA use out there.
Bert
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