[opendtv] Re: Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 14:13:54 -0800
Just another argument against the cheesebox idea.
John Willkie
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De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Manfredi, Albert E
Enviado el: Friday, January 09, 2009 1:06 PM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Obama Asks Congress to Delay DTV Transition
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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