DTV might be postponed..YEA

I hope the digital change for TV will be postponed and here is an article that might show that there will be a postponment:

Digital TV transition hits another snag
By Matt Kapko
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With the digital TV transition little more than a month away, support is growing for a delay with a key congressman and the Consumers Union both urging Congress and the White House to push back the Feb. 17 switch, Ad Age reports.

Just hours after the Consumers Union asked for a delay, Rep. Ed Markey, who heads the House Energy and Commerce Committee's telecom committee, added his voice to the cause. Citing problems with the government coupon program for DTV converter boxes, the Consumers Union said the government isn't prepared to handle the potential backlash that could ensue when analog signals go dark.

Making matters worse is the impending transition to a new administration and a not-yet-defined leadership team for the Federal Communications Commission, which will be heralding the switch to all-digital broadcast.

"With Feb. 17 only 40 days away, we are concerned that millions of at-risk consumers, including rural, low-income and elderly citizens across the country, could be left with blank television screens. Consumers have fewer resources than ever to buy the necessary equipment to regain access to essential news, information and emergency broadcasts," Joel Kelsey and Christopher Murray, senior policy analysts for Consumers Union, wrote in a letter to the outgoing and incoming presidents along with key legislators.