Smart Coalition Pushes for DTV Bills

The Coalition for a Smart Digital TV Transition held a press conference on Capitol Hill this week pushing the committees to deal with the issues of a digital-to-analog set-top subsidy, consumer education campaign, and multicast must-carry. The coalition includes unions, minority advocates, farm organizations, and network affiliate groups. The coalition's agenda includes mandatory cable carriage of all a broadcaster's multiple digital TV channels and aiding rural viewers in the transition, including funding set-tops and a consumer education campaign about when, where and how the transition is being accomplished.
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