Don't Let the Switch to Digital TV Hurt Consumers

[Guest guest]

You may not know it, but your TV could soon go dark. Congress is getting ready

to take up legislation that would set a firm date for all television signals to

switch from the signal you receive now to an all-digital one. Yet, millions of

Americans do not have a TV capable of getting this new digital signal. Some

consumers could wind up having to buy a brand new TV or a set-top converter box

(estimated cost of at least $50 each).

 

Congress has to decide who should pay for the switch - consumers or the

government. The government will auction off the channels that are currently

used for local TV broadcasting potentially earning billions of dollars which

could be used to pay for consumers' set-top converter boxes.

 

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Then forward this message to all your friends and family and ask them to tell

Congress to limit broadcaster control of local media, and to make sure that

consumers don't bear the financial burden for this digital switch.

 

Thanks for your help.