[opendtv] Re: News: Spectrum Return Trumps HDTV
- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:30:23 -0400
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From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
> But reclaiming the channels--and selling them off to new technology
> business--is the government's priority, not new digital TV services,
> said Rep. Joe Barton, Commerce Committee chairman.
And has been from day ONE of this 'transition.'
> The 1997 law
> requiring the switch to DTV "is not about promoting high-definition
> directly but about reclaiming analog spectrum as soon as possible,"
> said the Texas Republican during a hearing on the FCC's plan.
The 1997 law was to ensure that most viewers didn't lose their ability to
watch network programs such as "CSI" when analog was shut off. It never was
to ensure that viewers got the entire "digital experience."
Joihn Shutt
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