Congress DID include cable & satellite in their over-85% (their wording was the reverse, so it was fewer than 15%) in 1997. TTFN, Mark -----Original Message----- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Dec 14, 2005 11:30 AM 1. The 2006 date was not at all a joke, back in 1997 when it was set, and it could easily have been met. It would simply have required Congress and the FCC to do two years ago what they have done now. Which is, (a) include cable and satellite in the 85 percent figure of households not dependent solely on analog OTA TV, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.