John, The only thing I was "sure" about was that your assertion to Bert that the cutoff date was not codified in law, and your subsequent assertion to me that actual FCC practice did not follow that law, were both incorrect. I do not dispute that the actual cutoff date may be many years after January 1, 2007. However I will assert that in order for the actual cutoff date to be extended beyond January 1, 2007, in those markets that do not meet any of the criteria set forth in 47USC309(j)(14)(B), it will take another act of Congress, or a Federal Court injunction. My money is on the latter. John Shutt ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx> > Well, then I stand at least partially corrected, and this was for a renewal > that would terminate before Dec 31, 2005. > > When applied against the law, it means that the analog cutoff date is > December 31, 2006 or later. My "point" was that it would be later. > > So, it sounds like you were SURE. It's always nice to get real data points. > > John Willkie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.