Democrats criticize House DTV draft bill.(News)

Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER Democrats on the House telecommunications subcommittee bemoaned the lack of a subsidy for consumers who have not purchased either digital TV sets or who receive their TV signals from satellite or cable in a House Republican draft of a bill that would set the completion of the DTV transition at Jan.

1, 2009. "On New Year's Day 2009, the government will still be in the red even as American TVs go black,'' said Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), ranking member of the House telecom subcommittee. "If you are one of the millions of American consumers to have an analog TV clicker in one hand, you better have your other hand on your wallet, because the government is coming for both.'' Markey and his fellow Democrats are...

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