[Electronics-talk] Digital TV Transition

[Sean Paul]

No one at all said anything like that. However the 70% of blind people who 
are unemployed is also not the fault of the Federal Government nor that  of 
this list. Noone is saying that is anyone's problem. However what we are 
saying is this. You have had plenty of time to prepare for this change. Just 
has the rest of America. So in all actuality. This isn't something that is 
directed at anyone spasificly on this list. It is directed at the 15 to 20% 
of American's which this directly effects. You have had your time. Plenty of 
it, I might add. Now, your time is up. The game is over.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 07:00
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Digital TV Transition


>
> And the 70% of blind people who are unemployed is no big deal either. 
> After all, most of them already have cable TV, talking computers, GPS 
> navigation gizmos and all manner of assistive technology, so they really 
> don't need jobs to support this comfortable life style anyway.
>
> Gerald
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 11:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Digital TV Transition
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>> Actually, it has been announced for years and I also have no sympathy. 
>> Broadcasters have big money involved, tower climbers set up months ago, 
>> antenna switches etc.  It can also cost $20,000 in electricity each month 
>> to run an analog TV transmitter.  It is also my understanding that one of 
>> the phone companies has a multimillion dollar advertising campaign set to 
>> launch the day after cutoff to advertise its new services in vacated TV 
>> space.  Phone companies and others have paid billions for the spectrum 
>> and they should be able to use it when they were told they could.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> p.s.  eighty-five percent of the country's population gets its TV via 
>> cable or satellite.  The 15 percent is not huge, and also second or third 
>> TV's in a household.
>>
>> DA
>>
>> At 03:57 AM 1/30/2009, you wrote:
>>>The senate passed the delay; but, the house did not. I wish y'all would 
>>>get y'all's facts straight.  As for the proposed delay, I have no 
>>>sympathy for those who want it.  It's been announced for months, and, 
>>>people have had more than ample time to prepair.  IF anyone is not ready 
>>>now, well, too bad.  That's what they get for waiting till the last 
>>>minute.
>>>
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>
>>>The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray
>>>
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>>>come With images you tended Under foreign skies Far away from your own 
>>>land"
>>>
>>>George Seferis
>>>
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>>>
>>>+1 (985) 360-3375
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>Tom Lange wrote:
>>>>Hi,
>>>>Charlie writes:
>>>>
>>>>>Well, good news, they delayed the mandate by four months.
>>>>Really?  I thought I'd heard on the radio the other night that the 
>>>>proposed four-month delay wasn't going to happen. I hope the transition 
>>>>is delayed so that accessibility issues can be addressed and resolved.
>>>>Tom
>>>>
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