
by Associated Press
Published: Wed, February 04, 2009 - 3:18 pm CST
Last Updated: Wed, February 04, 2009 - 3:20 pm CST
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has now decided to give people fourmore months to prepare for the upcoming transition from analog to
digital TV broadcasting.
The House voted Wednesday to postpone the end of analog TV
signals until June 12. The move is meant to address concerns that
more than 6.5 million Americans with older TVs would not be ready
by Feb. 17, the originally mandated deadline.
The House took up the question last week but under a special
procedure that required more than a simple majority. This time it
went through a normal vote.
The Senate passed the measure unanimously last week and the bill
now heads to President Barack Obama for his signature. Obama's
spokesman has said the president will sign it.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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