Kennard's last DTV try.(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, January, 2001 by McConnell, Bill

Technical issues still on table FCC Chairman William Kennard, who resigns Friday, this week gets one last shot at settling several DTV issues. The commission has been trying to resolve a host of DTV questions, most concerning technical requirements for cable carriage of broadcast DTV signals.

But Kennard also wants to propose making most TV sets include a digital tuner in order to speed consumer acceptance of the technology Kennard tried to get his colleagues to vote on the DTV matters at last week's meeting, but they and FCC staffers were too focused on wrapping up the America Online-Time Warner merger review. Kennard said the DTV issues would be voted by Wednesday. Among other DTV issues are tier placement of local DTV channels,...

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