FCC Commissioners to Star in DTV PSAs

Coming to a public service announcement impression near you -- the FCC's Fab Five. Amid criticism that the Federal Communications Commission is relying too much on private industry to get out the word of the digital transition, FCC Commissioners including Chairman Kevin Martin are set to be featured in a new public service effort being readied by the agency. The new public service messages will be sent to TV stations to air. The FCC has asked to spend up to $32 million in the fiscal year that begins in October on an ad campaign promoting the DTV transition. That request has drawn some concerns from Congress, the General Accountability Office and public policy groups that fear that agency may be waiting too long and not doing enough.
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/07/digital_switch_puts_fcc_bosses.php
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