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June 10, 2008

Digital Television Transition

Federal regulators, broadcasters, and media experts testified about preparations for the transition to digital-only television broadcasting … read more

Federal regulators, broadcasters, and media experts testified about preparations for the transition to digital-only television broadcasting on February 17, 2009. The hearing focused on whether existing programs were sufficient to educate consumers about the transition, other measures government agencies and affected stakeholders could take to prepare viewers, the quality of digital converter technology, and eventual distribution of converter devices. close

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Kim Cannon Vice President & Gen. Mgr. Time Warner Cable->Greater Sandhills and Coastal Area (NC)
Mark L. Goldstein Director Government Accountability Office->Physical Infrastructure Issues

Mark Lloyd Vice President Leadership Conference on Civil Rights->Strategic Initiatives
Bernadette McGuire-Rivera Associate Administrator National Telecommunications and Information Administration->Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications
Paul McTear President and CEO Raycom Media
John Ripperton Senior Vice President Radio Shack->Supply Chain Management
Tom Romeo Director IBM (International Business Machines)->Federal Services
Eric Rossi Senior Manager Nielsen Media Research->Media Product Leadership
Kevin J. Martin Chair Federal Communications Commission
John D. Dingell Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Anna G. Eshoo U.S. Representative [D] California
Gene Green U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Jane Harman U.S. Representative [D] California
Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
John M. Shimkus U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Cliff Stearns U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Bart Stupak U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Fred Upton U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
Greg Walden U.S. Representative [R] Oregon

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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

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Program ID:: 205917-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 11, 2008 | 1:17am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jun 13, 2008 | 2:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Jun 11, 2008 | 1:17am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 12, 2008 | 4:47am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 13, 2008 | 2:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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