During the year the United States is expected to come up with draft legislation on digital TV conversion
Message: to January 1, 2009, the U.S. television program will be sent to send analog signals are transformed into digital signal pattern, then do not upgrade the user will not receive the program signals.
U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee members held two hearings in Washington after the meeting, suggested the program in the Tuesday deadline set signals for the January 1, 2009.
Commission is preparing this legislation, is expected to be enacted during the year, this legislation will require all U.S. TV users to upgrade to the latest by the end of 2008 to receive electronic signal mode. Then the analog signal wave frequency 700MHz for other purposes, such as broadband services, and emergency communication services.
Washington, DC, will be fully converted into a digital world, but there are still some problems to be solved without any agreement, expected to be in a few months to resolve, at the latest not more than next year. They include: For only receive analog television signals in the family, whether to provide digital converter boxes? Who is responsible for the conversion? After all, how many families are now simply accept only analog TV signals?
Senator JohnMcCain this is the proposed change as “the first 109 Congress motion of the most important communication problems.”
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In the current legislation, the analog TV signals will be in the December 31, 2006 to stop sending; or in the near future, to be 85% of U.S. households can receive Digital TV After the program signal to stop sending. Federal Communications Commission proposed last month to advance the date of this period to March 2006, when all of the screen size from 25 inches to 36 inches must be installed between the digital TV tuner. By 2007, all production of TV sets, VCR And DVD Players will set out with digital technology. Alaska Senator TedStevens shoulder
business, technology and Transportation Committee Chairman, he said Congress should also make recommendations to set a “deadline” in the period after the sale of analog TV in the United States on an offense behavior.
Some stubborn people who rely solely on analog television to receive programming that is usually installed on the old TV antenna to receive an air signal; digital TV conversion requirements will make them feel really bad. Those TV users must purchase a digital tuner installed on the TV, or digital – analog conversion STB To replace their analog TV sets.
From T to the satellite companies, from Broadcasting Companies to electronics manufacturers, representatives of the participating businesses are assured that they will complete the conversion work at the end of 2008. But they will also discuss the specific details.
Motorola MichaelKennedy said senior vice president, estimated that by 2009, one of the most simple converter box costs about 50 dollars. (If the government provides a subsidy, the analog signal TV users may not pay the full purchase section. Government subsidy can come from other sources of revenue, or other.)
New America Foundation vice president and head of the wireless future plans MichaelCalabrese strongly recommend that the Government provides subsidies or discounts, the source of funding for the Auction Analog TV signal band of income. Nevada Senator JohnEnsign
but says it is priced at 50 dollars converter some high cost only about 35 dollars to 40 dollars. He added: “a 50 dollar converter box is not actually much use, although I do not know the specific circumstances of it, but I believe we can certainly find some alternatives available to those in need of subsidized low-income . ”
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