CEA's Shapiro Available for Comment on Analog TV Broadcast Cut-off Date; Association President and CEO Offers Insight into Digital Television Transition

Business Wire, Jan 31, 2006

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)):

WHAT:   Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics
        Association (CEA(R)), will be available for comment regarding
        the anticipated congressional passage of a bill establishing
        February 17, 2009 as the cut-off date for analog television
        broadcasting.

        More than 29 million DTV products have been sold in the U.S.
        since market introduction in 1998 and CEA forecasts 2006 will
        be the year high-definition TV (HDTV) outsells analog.  A hard
        analog cut-off date codified as law will expedite the
        completion of the nation's analog to digital television (DTV)
        transition.

WHEN:   Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2 (anticipated
        dates bill will be passed by House of Representatives and
        signed into law by President Bush)

WHERE:  Phone interviews and broadcast interviews (with film crews in
        the DC metro area and/or satellite uplink capabilities)

WHO:    Gary Shapiro, CEA, president and CEO

ABOUT:  The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent
CEA     trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology
        industry through technology policy, events, research,
        promotion and the fostering of business and strategic
        relationships.  CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate
        members involved in the design, development, manufacturing,
        distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile
        electronics, wireless and landline communications, information
        technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory
        products, as well as related services that are sold through
        consumer channels. Combined, CEA's members account for more
        than $125 billion in annual sales.  CEA's resources are
        available online at www.CE.org, the definitive source for
        information about the consumer electronics industry.

        CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Defining
        Tomorrow's Technology.  All profits from CES are reinvested
        into industry services, including technical training and
        education, industry promotion, engineering standards
        development, market research and legislative advocacy.