[Electronics-talk] Digital TV Transition

Sat Jan 31 20:15:34 UTC 2009

And what would four more months do anyway other than just delay the 
inevitable anyway.

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> 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>
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>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>> 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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>>>>
>>>>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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