Bob Miller wrote: > http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/dinheiro/ult91u105765.shtml Well, here's an article duel, then. The decision is supposed to be made today, however this article: http://noticias.uol.com.br/economia/ultnot/valor/2006/03/09/ult1913u47354= .jhtm says otherwise. "But, yesterday, in London, president Luiz In=E1cio Lula da Silva denied = that the government already has determined which the standard of digital = TV to adopt in Brazil. "The protesters ask that the government postpone the decision from now = to next year. It takes time for people to understand the difference = between the systems and come up with a decision on what to adopt for the = country. It would be the time so that the society understands the = difference between the diverse systems and can think on what it wants = for the country. The protesters still say that it takes two years for = Brazilian researchers to develop a home-grown system. And that, instead = of importing technology, Brazil could have its own system." Here's the original: "Mas, ontem, em Londres o presidente Luiz In=E1cio Lula da Silva negou = que o governo j=E1 tenha decidido qual o padr=E3o de TV digital a adotar = no Brasil. "Os manifestantes pedem que o governo adie decis=E3o para daqui a um = ano. Seria o tempo para que a sociedade entenda a diferen=E7a entre os = diversos sistemas e possa opinar sobre o que quer para o pa=EDs. Os = manifestantes dizem ainda que, h=E1 dois anos, pesquisadores brasileiros = v=EAm desenvolvendo um sistema pr=F3prio. E que, ao inv=E9s de importar = tecnologia, o Brasil poderia ter o seu pr=F3prio sistema." Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.