[opendtv] Re: Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 16:05:31 -0500
Barry Wilkins wrote:
> Why, exactly, should at the very last minute, a delay be
> made to account for all those who must surely have been
> adequately forewarned of this momentous change?
I really think it's simply because the Obama administration doesn't want to be
accused of messing upo everyone's TV reception. The reasoning doesn't have to
be logical. It would simply go something like, "the minute Obama came into
office, TV reception goes to pot."
> Those coupons your government generously distributes to
> the needy are something rather unique to the USA.
Actually, Italy is doing something similar, 70 Euros, one per household.
http://www.dgtvi.it/stat/Consumer_Info/Contributo/Page1.html
"Per agevolare questa importante fase di passaggio alla nuova tecnologia è
stato predisposto un programma di interventi a favore dei cittadini. Infatti
chi non ne abbia già usufruito in passato, può utilizzare un buono del valore
di 70 Euro, messo a disposizione dal Ministero delle Comunicazioni per
l'acquisto di un decoder digitale presso tutti i rivenditori che aderiscono
all'iniziativa."
> Reception with dubious antennas may be another story...
A rousing amen.
Bert
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