Craig Birkmaier wrote: >By 2000 broadcasters >knew that reception was a big problem. Rather than trying to deal >with it they allowed their leadership to conduct some of the most >irresponsible tests in the history of TV broadcasting. > > You seem to forget the petition to the FCC by some large broadcast-station group owners, which was rejected not on the basis of MSTV or NAB but on the basis of statements from Motorola and NxtWave. >You can forget about the April 2007 deadline. > Yes. McCain's amendment was rejected. The Senate Commerce Committee approved April 7, 2009. TTFN, Mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.