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It's official June 12th

Started by Talos4, Tuesday Jan 27, 2009, 09:22:11 AM

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jjallou

#1
Tuesday Jan 27, 2009, 09:40:59 AM
Can't call it official until the president signs it!

foxeng

#2
Tuesday Jan 27, 2009, 09:42:38 AM
And the House hasn't voted on it yet either.

Talos4

#3
Tuesday Jan 27, 2009, 10:05:20 AM
Technicalities

So let it be written, so let it be done!

WPXE ION

#4
Tuesday Jan 27, 2009, 12:46:29 PM
Take a look at the last paragraph.

AndrewP

#5
Tuesday Jan 27, 2009, 12:48:54 PM
It is a wortless bill. Stations will save money on electricity bills and will shut analog signal anyway. And they can do it apparently from this so called "bill".
It just to make people think that they care

Snard

#6
Wednesday Jan 28, 2009, 09:25:26 AM
Quote from: AndrewP;50370It is a wortless bill. Stations will save money on electricity bills and will shut analog signal anyway. And they can do it apparently from this so called "bill".
It just to make people think that they care
Yes, this is the part that has confused me. If stations have the option of going all-digital before June 12, exactly who is the bill benefiting? Consumers who didn't get their coupons will see these stations go black, just like before. So, the real "winners" would be TV stations who weren't ready to switch on Feb 17.

Am I missing something?
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foxeng

#7
Wednesday Jan 28, 2009, 06:12:25 PM
Quote from: Talos4;50365Linky


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28863961/

Good Grief!

Not so fast young grasshopper.

Tom Snyder

#8
Wednesday Jan 28, 2009, 07:32:16 PM
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Talos4

#9
Thursday Jan 29, 2009, 07:40:30 AM
Quote from: foxeng;50405Not so fast young grasshopper.


Not so fast or young anymore :D

I swear politicians could screw up a stoplight!

Just let it go. :bang:

Cheesehead Dave

#10
Friday Jan 30, 2009, 10:36:22 AM
Quote from: foxeng;50405Not so fast young grasshopper.

Not so fast, again...

Dan the Man

#11
Wednesday Feb 04, 2009, 06:09:25 PM
CNN Story

Like this will make that big of a difference.

foxeng

#12
Wednesday Feb 04, 2009, 07:39:28 PM
Not until Obama signs it. Until then, it is still Feb 17th.

LoadStar

#13
Wednesday Feb 04, 2009, 08:39:05 PM
Quote from: foxeng;50546Not until Obama signs it. Until then, it is still Feb 17th.

You're right... but there doesn't appear to be any chance that he WON'T sign it, so that's just a technicality.

Talos4

#14
Thursday Feb 05, 2009, 07:40:10 AM
Because it's all about the poor, the elderly, the disabled, homeless kitties etc.

If the gov't didn't give you the money to enable you to get a converter then you aren't ready.

For the life of me, I can see no other reason for the delay.  

I was in Best Buy last weekend and they had several piles of the things sitting in the aisles with a blue shirt standing by each one.  I was asked if I was ready for the change, I answered by saying yes and without gov't assistance.

She just giggled.

When I checked out,  two people in front of me were buying several boxes each.
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