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Analog TV is Over: Deal With It
by Andrew McCaskey
I Thought We Did This Once
Deja Vu – All over again we get to have the special hotlines, the Pubic Announcements and operators standing by. With the demise of H1N1 and the renewed promise of slow news days, we are once again going to spend time and treasure on making sure that the last 1% of the population gets their over the air television story straight. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has cleared out list entries for 4.2 million people waiting for converter box discount coupons that it accumulated in January after running out of cash (the American Reconstruction and Recovery Act has replenished its coffers to the tune of $650 million).
Ars Technica notes that 4000 operators will be standing by at 1-888-CALL-FCC to provide online assistance through three eight-hour shifts. Add to that the ground troups: 400 “walk-in centers” and 12,000 DTV help clinics to show people how to set up those converter boxes.
I sure hope that we get the problem solved. What with Health Care, two wars, an economic meltdown and other serious subjects coming up on the report card, the equivalent of an A in Health Class might be the only good mark.
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