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Obama Team Wants Digital TV Delay

Source: International Business Times

Washington : DC : USA | 11 months ago

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Commerce Department has said it is out of money to subsidize coupons for digital TV converter boxes for consumers, Obama transition team co-chair John Podesta noted in a letter to lawmakers, according to the Associated Press. A switch would require congress to pass a new law overriding the current...

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