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dorfd1
05-13-09, 04:18 PM
Apparently the FCC does not think we are ready yet.

http://www.pbrtv.com/blog/entry_962.php
mhayes70
05-13-09, 04:20 PM
I have not seen anything to that affect yet. Where did you see this?
mhayes70
05-13-09, 04:25 PM
I just looked at www.fcc.gov and it has a posting date of today and says 30 days and counting. So, I don't think this is true.
Greg Alsobrook
05-13-09, 04:28 PM
Yes, please provide a link. I haven't heard anything about this...
dorfd1
05-13-09, 04:30 PM
Yes, please provide a link. I haven't heard anything about this...

is the coupon program bankrupt yet and how many people aren't ready? thise two factors could cause the FCC to delay it again.
dorfd1
05-13-09, 04:32 PM
here is a link.
http://www.pbrtv.com/blog/entry_962.php

I was off by 20 days
harsh
05-13-09, 04:34 PM
The FCC didn't mandate the last delay. Congress is the body that performed that miracle.
say-what
05-13-09, 04:34 PM
here is a link.
http://www.pbrtv.com/blog/entry_962.php

I was off by 20 days
From the link: You are reading Legislature pushes for another DTV transition delay, posted by Tom Lavery on April 01, 2009 at 2:01 pm.

Note the posting date..... :lol:

Recent articles indicate all is well and around 3 million are now unprepared, not enough to delay.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124154664161288223.html
Some two million U.S. households are unprepared for the digital transition, according to estimates released Friday by the National Association of Broadcasters. According to a tracking poll by Nielsen Media Research, about 3.5 million households remain unprepared, about half as many as in December.
harsh
05-13-09, 04:36 PM
here is a link.
http://www.pbrtv.com/blog/entry_962.php

I was off by 20 daysLook at the date of the story and think about what that date represents very carefully. I think you'll find that you should have checked your facts more thoroughly.
James Long
05-13-09, 04:39 PM
Gotta check the source dates ...

"Thanks to PBRTV reader Josh Kiddenya for this breaking news update."

Just kidding you.
dorfd1
05-13-09, 04:44 PM
Gotta check the source dates ...

"Thanks to PBRTV reader Josh Kiddenya for this breaking news update."

Just kidding you.


I said december 5th and the source said 25th I was off by 20 days.
harsh
05-13-09, 04:49 PM
I said december 5th and the source said 25th I was off by 20 days.When James was referring to the "source date", he meant the date of the article, not the alleged transition date.

Re-visit the article and report back the date that it was "published".
dorfd1
05-13-09, 04:51 PM
When James was referring to the "source date", he meant the date of the article, not the alleged transition date.

Re-visit the article and report back the date that it was "published".

It was published 4/1/09.
Greg Alsobrook
05-13-09, 04:54 PM
It was published 4/1/09.

Anything special about that date come to mind?? ;)
dorfd1
05-13-09, 04:56 PM
Anything special about that date come to mind?? ;)

YES
tcusta00
05-13-09, 05:01 PM
...and we're done here.

"Cleanup in aisle 3 please!"
Spanky_Partain
05-13-09, 05:49 PM
:nono2:
Drew2k
05-13-09, 07:13 PM
Well now I don't have to worry. Good news! :)

:p
miketorse
05-13-09, 07:25 PM
Wow. This thread is a classic.
dodge boy
05-13-09, 08:24 PM
Wow only a month and a half late.... I thought I caught on slooowwwww :)
James Long
05-13-09, 10:23 PM
And on that note ... let's just call this thread done.

The source post was an April Fool's joke, with credit given to "josh kiddinya" (just kidding you). No need to take it seriously.