[opendtv] Re: Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
- From: "Barry Wilkins" <barry.barrywilkins@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 19:01:29 +1300
Why, exactly, should at the very last minute, a delay be made to account for
all those who must surely have been adequately forewarned of this momentous
change?
Those coupons your government generously distributes to the needy are
something rather unique to the USA. I do not believe any other countries had
such a handout to the populace. I paid my NZ $399 for my STB and I consider
it well worth it. Your STBs are so cheap in comparison even without the
subsidy, I fail to see what the fuss is about. As I mentioned on one other
occasion, the cost surely must be no more than a good night out at a
restaurant for 2.
So, if adequate warning has been given and the STBs are dirt cheap anyway,
why not get on with it. A certain proportion will accept it is their own
fault for leaving it too long and go get cable or sky. The others will no
doubt zoom off to the nearest store to get an STB at any cost.
Reception with dubious antennas may be another story...
Good luck with your transition!
Barry Wilkins
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:37 PM, John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Tom;
>
> It is VERY DANGEROUS to personalize attorneys working for private clients
> as
> if they were something more than wage slaves advocating for a well-paying
> client.
>
> Eric Holder as AG is a different matter, at least as pertains to the pardon
> of Marc Rich. Holder was working on a discretionary matter and was
> supposed
> to be representing the United States, not the Democratic Party. Never
> befor
> has someone who was a fugitive from justice been pardoned. I suspect his
> nomination hearings will largely be a rubber-stamping session in the
> current
> climate.
>
> Also, it's a non-sequitur to be in favor of an empty vessel (Obama) because
> you were disgusted with the Bush Administration. George Bush hasn't been
> on
> a ballor since 1984.
>
> When you're an empty vessel that people pour their dreams into, it doesn't
> take much to disaffect people. Making no decisions is easier than making
> decisions.
>
> John Willkie
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
> nombre de Tom Barry
> Enviado el: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:13 PM
> Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
>
> I strongly supported Obama due to my disgust with many actions of the
> Bush administration.
>
> But Obama certainly is not getting off to a very good start on some
> issues that I care about. Delaying the transition is a very bad idea
> right now.
>
> And two of the people he is appointing to the justice department are a
> couple of my least favorite IP monopoly lawyers that prosecuted the
> carpet bombing of mp3 download lawsuits and defended the Mickey Mouse
> interminable copyright extension before the Supreme Court. It looks
> like Obama is going to go with Biden's position on these types of issues.
>
> So I guess the honeymoon is already over for me. <sigh>
>
> - Tom
>
>
> John Willkie wrote:
> > Elections have consequences, but I thought that we only had one president
> at
> > a time. Delaying the inevitable will do about nothing to get people to
> buy
> > converter boxes. I always thought the idea of doing the transition in
> the
> > middle of a Nielsen sweep would be interesting.
> >
> >
> >
> > John Willkie, who notes that anything that Ed Markey supports is by
> > experience, very foolish.
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> En
> > nombre de James Albro
> > Enviado el: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:13 PM
> > Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Asunto: [opendtv] Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
> >
> >
> >
> > Here we go...
> >
> > Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
> >
> >
> > By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/8/2009 2:30:00 PM
> >
> >
> > Related:
> > The <http://www.broadcastingcable.com/Community/DTV+Countdown/48696.html
> >
> > DTV Countdown: Complete Coverage of the DTV Transition
> > Markey: Feb. <http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6627445.html>
> 17
> > DTV Date May Have To Move
> >
> > President-elect Barack Obama has asked Congress to extend the Feb. 17 DTV
> > transition date.
> >
> > Citing problems with the DTV-to-analog converter box program and
> "inadequate
> > funding" of government DTV education programs, John Podesta, co-chair of
> the
> > Obama-Biden transition team, requested that "the cut-off date for analog
> > signals should be reconsidered and extended."
> >
> > That is according to a letter (click
> > <
> http://www.broadcastingcable.com/contents/pdf/Podesta%20DTV%20Letter.pdf>
> > here to view) being sent Thursday to the chairs and ranking Republicans
> on
> > the House and Senate Committees overseeing communications (The House
> Energy
> > & Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce Committee).
> >
> > Saying that only 28 days after the inauguration Americans would wake up
> to
> > find their analog TV's no longer able to receive an over-the-air
> signal-and
> > pointing to the decision on the date made in 2005 and implemented by the
> > outgoing administration-Podesta urged them to "consider a change to the
> > legislatively mandated cut-off date."
> >
> > He said that funds to support the conversion are "woefully inadequate,"
> > particularly to address the problems of seniors and low income viewers.
> >
> > He also suggested that there would be money from the president-elect's
> > economic recovery package that would help address the funding shortfalls.
> >
> > Consumers
> >
> <
> http://www.broadcastingcable.com/contents/pdf/CU_DTV%20Letter%20to%20House%
> > 20Commerce_FINAL.PDF> Union, which called for a similar move Wednesday
> > after consultation with the transition, has suggested moving the date to
> > midsummer.
> >
> > C 2009, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All
> > Rights Reserved.
> >
> >
>
>
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