Publication Type: Statement
Date: 12/19/2005Rob Stoddard/Brian Dietz, 202-775-3629
"We applaud the leadership of Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton in forging consensus on legislation that will complete the digital TV transition by establishing February 17, 2009 as a hard date for the return of the analog TV spectrum. The cable industry has long supported the important national public policy goal of completing the digital TV transition. After investing billions of dollars to bring the digital future to consumers, both cable operators and programmers stand ready to deliver.
"We’ll continue to work hard to educate consumers about the transition, and to help prepare all Americans for the 2009 transition date."
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NCTA is the principal trade association of the cable television industry in the United States. NCTA represents cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks, as well as equipment suppliers and providers of other services to the cable industry.