[opendtv] Looks Like June 12th deadline may pass this time
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:00:37 -0500
http://www.multichannel.com/article/162983-Senate_Unanimously_Passes_Second_DTV_Transition_Date_Bill.php?nid=2226&rid=5250536&source=title
Unanimously
Passes Second DTV Transition Date Bill
Expected To Hit House Under Regular Rules Feb. 4
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 1/29/2009 4:33:00 PM MT
An aide to Sen. Jay Rockefeller confirms that the Senate has once
again passed a bill changing the DTV transition date from Feb. 17 to
June 12.
The bill, which again passed by unanimous consent--no Senator
objected--contains a couple of fixes made in the House to language
pertaining to budget rules and first responder communications.
The bill is expected to be sent to the House for consideration under
regular rules. If the House Rules Committee gets the bill Tuesday, it
could get to the House floor by Wednesday, Feb. 4, where a simple
majority will be sufficient to pass it.
The first bill failed under expedited rules even though a majority
approved it (258 to 168). That's because it had to get a two-thirds
majority.
The bottom line: the odds just improved the transition date to June 12.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/162981-White_House_Urges_DTV_Delay_Bill_Passage.php?nid=2226&rid=5250536&source=link
White House Urges DTV Delay Bill Passage
Millions Risk Being Left In Dark: Brundage
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 1/29/2009 8:16:00 PM MT
The White House issued a statement late Thursday calling on the House
to move swiftly to pass the DTV date delay bill that just passed the
Senate for a second time.
"Poor planning and inadequate funding of the DTV conversion means
that millions of Americans risk being left in the dark on February
17th," said White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage in an e-mail
statement.
"This bipartisan legislation which again passed unanimously in the
Senate tonight appropriately acknowledges the needs of both the
American consumer and the public safety community. We urge the House
to move quickly to pass this bill, and we will work with Congress to
improve the information and assistance available to Americans as the
nation moves to digital television."
It was Barack Obama's transition team that first asked the House and
Senate to move the DTV date, citing problems with the converter box
coupon program and a general lack of DTV education funding. The House
earlier this week defeated a Senate DTV date-change bill.
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