NTIA's Baker Opposed To Capps DTV Bill

Acting National Telecommunications and Information Administration head Meredith Attwell Baker opposes a bill introduced last week by Rep Lois Capps (D-CA) that would delay recovery of old analog TV spectrum for two weeks to ensure that no one lost access to emergency communications around the time of the digital TV transition next February. "We feel that certainty is best at this point. Delay confuses consumers," Baker told reporters.