DRM Drama and Digital TV Law.
DRM Drama and Digital TV Law.
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Senate Passes Digital TV Law
on 21 December 2005, 22:00
by staff
Article taken from http://www.redherring.com/Home/14998
The United States Senate approved a budget reconciliation bill that includes legislation to transform up to 80 million television sets from conduits of entertainment and information into useless, dust-collecting boxes on February 17, 2009.
The bill, which also includes legislation that covers federal healthcare policy and student loans, sets the timetable for the switchover of TV transmission from a digital-analog mix to all-digital signals.
The legislation, which passed the Senate on Wednesday, also makes available up to $1.4 billion to help the estimated 21 million U.S. households that depend on over-the-air, analog TV signals. The money will go toward vouchers for the affected families to buy converter boxes that would allow them to continue enjoying the use of their TV sets after the switchover occurs.
The budget reconciliation bill, which focuses on cuts in government spending, required the vote of Vice President Dick Cheney to break a 50-50 tie in the Senate.
The bill passed the Senate Committee and then the House of Representatives by a fairly easy margin on Monday, but it must go back to the House because of changes made to the bill in the Senate.
A number of consumer groups have opposed the overall bill on the grounds that it unfairly burdens consumers, particularly low-income families, minorities, and the elderly (see Consumers Rip Digital TV Law).
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