New Orleans Disaster May Hasten DTV Transition

How could the tragic disaster in New Orleans accelerate the date of the U.S. transition to DTV and HDTV-only broadcasting? According to Senator John McCain (R- Arizona), some of the transmission frequencies currently used by Television Broadcasters for analog TV transmission may be needed for an expanded emergency broadcast infrastructure. To this end, Sen McCain is proposing to move the analog cutoff date back to its original January 2007 deadline. For the full story, check out the report from RCR Wireless News.