A great post from our friends over at the Daily Yonder on another challenge that rural Americans are facing with the DTV transition: Even if they get the necessary converter box, some of them might still end up with fewer channels than before because of the weaker digital signal in rural areas – unless they [...]
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The Digital TV Doldrums
Posted in Broadband, Digital Divide, Digital TV Transition, Internet for Everyone, Media Justice, tagged DTV, Media Justice, Rural on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DTV Day of Action: It’s Time for a Socially Responsible DTV Transition
Posted in Civic Engagement, Communication Rights, Digital Divide, Digital TV Transition, FCC, Media Justice, Rural Media, Social Justice, tagged Communication Rights, digital justice, Digital TV Transition, DTV, FCC, Media Justice on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In 2005, the federal government passed the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act. Signed into law by President Bush Feb. 8, 2006, the legislation established a hard date for broadcasters to cease analog television transmissions and transition to digital technology. The bill gave the FCC the authority to terminate analog licenses for full-power television [...]
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