Digital television

5/8/2008 -- NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow: “NCTA has previously indicated our support for the concept of a test market, and the cable industry has been working closely with broadcasters and other stakeholders to ensure that the February 2009 transition is seamless for television viewers. We applaud Commissioner Copps for proposing the concept of a market trial, and we look forward to working closely with the FCC so that local cable operators are able to help make the Wilmington test pilot – and the full February 2009 broadcast transition – a good experience for consumers.”    » read more »

Transition Could Leave Some Rural Areas without Signal When Analog Broadcasting Terminates in February 2009

October 30, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to address the possibility of viewers losing television service during the shift from analog to new digital technology. In the early stages of the changeover some stations made technical decisions that would leave many viewers without service when the process is completed in February 2009.    » read more »

9/11/2007 -- NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow statement:

“I want to thank each member of the FCC for engaging so constructively and fairly with our industry. We are proud to provide a seamless digital transition for all of our customers.

In 2005, the cable industry made two public commitments. First, despite the fact that this is a broadcaster transition, we said we would join the effort to educate all Americans about the digital TV transition. Last week, we announced a $200 million consumer education campaign that started this month.    » read more »

Hundreds of Thousands of Missourians Risk Losing TV Signal in 18 Months Without Adequate Converter System

August 9, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill sent letters to the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to express concern about the lack of public education and awareness of the transition from analog to digital television (DTV), which will occur on February 17, 2009.    » read more »