Indian Telecommunications Initiatives Workshop and Roundtable July 10-11

INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVES WORKSHOP AND ROUNDTABLE ON JULY 10 AND 11
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
As part of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Indian Telecommunications Initiatives (ITI), and in cooperation with Native Public Media, the National Congress of American Indians, Native American Public Telecommunications, Native American Journalist Association, Native American Television, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, the FCC will host its sixth ITI Regional Workshop and Roundtable on July 10 and 11, 2007, in Albuquerque, New Mexico (ITI Albuquerque). ITI Albuquerque will focus on the transition to DTV and the steps that consumers will need to take to continue viewing over-the-air signals when analog broadcasting ceases on February 17, 2009. The workshop will discuss various aspects of the DTV transition, including such issues as: What is DTV, DTV transition deadline, Why the DTV transition is important, Benefits of DTV, Types of DTV, Consumer options­buying a new TV or using a converter box for existing TVs, Tuner mandate, TV labeling requirements; and Consumer buying tips.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2424A1.doc