Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[FCC received record 55,000 calls after analog shut off test]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/25/fcc-received-record-55-000-calls-after-analog-shut-off-test/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/25/fcc-received-record-55-000-calls-after-analog-shut-off-test/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/25/fcc-received-record-55-000-calls-after-analog-shut-off-test/#commentsWant a preview of what things will be like June 12? A coordinated shut off soft test on May 12 spurred a record 55,000 calls to the FCC's help line on May 12. Even after the delay, of the 3 million or so estimated households still completely unready it's a far bet that the first few days of the transition to all digital television will bring even more calls to figure out what to do.

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FCC received record 55,000 calls after analog shut off test originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 May 2009 11:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After much wrangling, the DTV Delay Act has worked its way through the House of Representatives and will certainly be signed by President Obama, changing the cutoff date for analog broadcasts from February 17 to June 12. Don't expect this to bring a sudden end to digital TV confusion, since stations can switch prior to that date, and according to the FCC up to 61% will be able to. Since simply powering analog equipment costs thousands of dollars a month, OTA TV watchers will want to check their local broadcaster's plans as more than a few will be going ahead with the original date for better or worse. Got an unused, expired coupon? No need to head to Retrevo just yet, since you'll now be able to reapply to the again-funded coupon program. Of course, the FCC still has to figure out how to implement the new law, with only a few days to prepare, tomorrow's open meeting on the subject should be very interesting.

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It's official: DTV "hard date" moved to June 12 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After much wrangling, the DTV Delay Act has worked its way through the House of Representatives and will certainly be signed by President Obama, changing the cutoff date for analog broadcasts from February 17 to June 12. Don't expect this to bring a sudden end to digital TV confusion, since stations can switch prior to that date, and according to the FCC up to 61% will be able to. Since simply powering analog equipment costs thousands of dollars a month, OTA TV watchers will want to check their local broadcaster's plans as more than a few will be going ahead with the original date for better or worse. Got an unused, expired coupon? No need to head to Retrevo just yet, since you'll now be able to reapply to the again-funded coupon program. Of course, the FCC still has to figure out how to implement the new law, with only a few days to prepare, tomorrow's open meeting on the subject should be very interesting.

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It's official: DTV "hard date" moved to June 12 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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