Consumers Union, LCCR Urge Passage Of DTV Date-Delay Bill

Consumers Union and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) say they support passage of the digital television transition delay bill and for a concerted effort to help those still needing information and assistance to make the DTV transition. Consumers Union was effectively the vanguard in asking for the date move, sending a letter to Congress after consultation with then President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, which was followed soon after by the official request for the change by transition team co-chair John Podesta. "Because there will be some markets that will be making the transition to digital [Feb. 17]," said Mark Lloyd of LCCR, we are urging folks to act as if this will occur on Feb. 17, we also realize that even after that date, with or without the delay, there will be a number of consumers who were not ready who will need immediate, rapid response assistance."