Senate Votes To Delay DTV Switch

WASHINGTON (AP) - People who have not gotten their TV sets ready
for the changeover to digital signals could earn a four-month
reprieve under a bill making its way through Congress.
The Senate voted Monday to delay until June 12 the deadline for
the changeover from analog to digital television broadcasting.
People still getting their pictures through old-fashioned antennas
otherwise would face a Feb. 17 cutoff.
Comparable legislation is being readied in the House, and the
Obama administration has called for a delay amid mounting concerns
that too many Americans who rely on over-the-air broadcast signals
won't be ready.
It's estimated that more than 6.5 million U.S. households are
still not prepared for the upcoming transition.

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