But the conversion from analog to digital has been rescheduled to happen on June 12, 2009. Congress passed a law only delaying the transformation from analog to digital. This gave procrastinating consumers a little more time to resist being forced into the digital age.
Multicasting is coming.
Matter of fact, Washington D.C. will be the first experiential city for digital television on mobile devices. That would means that folks will not only be able to use their cellphone to call folks anywhere and anytime. Or use their cellphone to take pictures of anyone or anything at anytime or any place. Now these folks will be able to watch their favorite program at anytime or anywhere. Not only will these folks being using their cell phone, but MP3 players, GPS devices, laptop, you get the picture.
Peachy.
This week in Washington, this new technology will be let loose into the community. Other cities will follow, such as :
The 22 markets where "Mobile Digital TV" will be rolled out this year cover 35 percent of U.S. households, the OMVC said. New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Washington and Atlanta are the largest participating markets. In total, 54 commercial network affiliates have committed to launching broadcasts. Another nine PBS affiliates are considering joining them, the OMVC said.taken from IT World
So, you folks who only thought it was about your little rabbit ear television, there is more to come. Stay tuned.
Visit www.dtv2009.gov, or call 1-888-388-2009. For more information about the DTV transition, go to www.dtv.gov or contact the FCC by e-mailing dtvinfo@fcc.gov; calling 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice or 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY; faxing 1-866-418-0232
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