http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/ Engadget HD Comments for Additional funding on the way for the digital TV switch? http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/Jan 15th 2009 6:20PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/Jan 15th 2009 7:22PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/Jan 15th 2009 8:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/Jan 15th 2009 10:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/
1. The coupons had expiration dates to keep people from waiting until the last minute to purchase the boxes, which would unfortunately cause a shortage of boxes in a possible worst case scenario.

2. your congressman (for better or worse) voted the bill into law so, they decided that there would be expiration dates on the coupons.

3. You do not get to choose whether or not this transition happens. You (may or may not have) voted for your representative so he/she makes legislative decisions for you. You, personally, do not have a choice.

4. Finally, of course somebody wants to make money on this.]]>Jan 16th 2009 1:51AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/Jan 16th 2009 1:37AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/
Just wait until you go through a natural disaster and you are relying on whatever television or radio feeds you can get over the air to find out what's happening. NPR was my lifeline during Katrina.

The government needs to be able to communicate with its citizens during war, natural disaster or other major emergency. This has nothing to do with "the nanny state".]]>Jan 16th 2009 9:53AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/Jan 16th 2009 1:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/15/additional-funding-on-the-way-for-the-digital-tv-switch/
There are a hell of a lot of people living below the poverty line that do not have the luxury of posting snarky comments on an internet discussion board about "the nanny state". They don;t have broadband. They don't have 300 channels of cable. All they have is a 15 year old hand me down TV and a set of rabbit ears and they rely on that lifeline in case of emergency. Since they government is making billions of dollars by leasing the PUBLIC OWNED airwaves the least they could do make sure they can be reached in case of national emergency.]]>Jan 16th 2009 2:59PM