Released: September 11, 2007

FCC chair promotes post-digital TV rule

Source: John Dunbar, Associated Press [USA Today]

Here’s the pitch from the cable TV industry: One way or another, all subscribers will still be able to tune in their favorite shows when broadcasters shift to digital-only transmission in 2009.

Seeking more than a promise, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin wants commissioners to require cable companies to provide that service.

“Unless the commission acts, some cable customers may actually be harmed by the transition and lose the ability to view some of these channels,” Martin told The Associated Press on Monday.

The FCC, which is scheduled to meet Tuesday, has been split over such a proposal in the past but may be moving toward a compromise.

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