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InternetNews February 17, 2005 Roy Mark	House Considers Subsidizing DTV Transition A new proposal aims to speed broadcasters' move to digital and open spectrum for advanced wireless services.
InternetNews April 26, 2005 Roy Mark	Tech to TV Execs: Get Off the Beachfront! A group of IT CEOs urges Congress to set a date certain for digital TV transition so spectrum can be opened for wireless broadband.
InternetNews May 26, 2005 Roy Mark	Intel Chips in on DTV Transition Intel tells a Congressional panel that TV spectrum will accelerate wireless broadband roll-out.
InternetNews October 14, 2005 Roy Mark	Senate Panel Eyes Vote on Digital TV Switch Tech executives urge Congress to set a hard deadline for broadcasters to shift completely to digital signals of no later than 2009. The vacated analog signals would be given to first responders and auctioned. A vote on legislation could come Wednesday.
InternetNews January 23, 2007 Roy Mark	DTV Bill Pushes Educational Outreach New legislation would mandate consumer programs by broadcasters, retailers and the FCC.
InternetNews July 13, 2005 Roy Mark	Broadcasters Agree to Hard Date DTV Transition After nine years of aggressive lobbying to slow the digital television transition, broadcasters are dropping their objections to a Jan. 1, 2009, deadline to end U.S. analog broadcasting.
InternetNews December 19, 2005 Roy Mark	DTV Transition Date Set The House approves the DTV transition date and the Senate expected to agree today.
InternetNews September 30, 2005 Roy Mark	Katrina May Blow Broadcasters Out of Analog More spectrum and money for first responders is getting renewed Congressional interest in the backwash of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
InternetNews June 9, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Tuning In DTV The Federal Communications Commission told TV makers today they must comply with a July 1 mandate to carry digital tuners in half of their most popular models.
InternetNews October 24, 2005 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Disagree on DTV Deadline, Subsidies The U.S. House and Senate are $2 billion and four months apart in their legislative efforts to finally wean Americans off analog broadcasting.
Home Theater June 20, 2005 Darryl Wilkinson	Will Digital TV Save Lives? A new bill proposes an end to analog TV broadcasts and the beginning of enhanced public safety.
InternetNews January 16, 2007 Roy Mark	Coalition Pushes For DTV Transition Tech companies, trade groups urge Congress to hold fast to Feb. 17, 2009 cut-off as the end of analog broadcasting.
InternetNews June 17, 2005 Roy Mark	McCain Stakes Claim on DTV Transition Bill John McCain introduced legislation setting a hard date of Jan. 1, 2009, for the United States to cease analog television broadcasting.
InternetNews October 20, 2005 Roy Mark	DTV Deadline to Vacate Spectrum Advances The Senate Commerce Committee voted today to boot broadcasters out of their analog spectrum by no later than April 7, 2009. After that date, broadcasters would air programs only in digital signals.
InternetNews November 21, 2005 Roy Mark	House Approves DTV Bill Television broadcasters have three years to clear analog spectrum for wireless broadband providers and first responders.
InternetNews July 24, 2007 Roy Mark	GOP Leaders Rip Martin Spectrum Plan Google's proposal for an open access 700 MHz spectrum auction came under fire from the U.S. House Republican leadership.
InternetNews October 27, 2005 Roy Mark	House, Senate Still in Squabble Over DTV Details Though a U.S. House panel joined its Senate counterpart Wednesday in agreeing to flip a 2009 switch on digital broadcasting, the precise date, the exact cost and the absolute certainty of the digital television transition remains in question.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Roy Mark	DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk Congress finally sent legislation Wednesday to President Bush that sets Feb. 17, 2009, as the end of analog broadcasting in the United States. After that, television sets must have digital tuners to receive an over-the-air signal.
InternetNews December 21, 2005 Roy Mark	DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk With President Bush's signature, over-the-air analog broadcasting will go dark in three years.
Home Theater January 3, 2008 Mark Fleischman	U.S. DTV Penetration Hits Milestone Digital television has passed its most significant milestone.
InternetNews March 12, 2007 Roy Mark	Feds Tune In DTV Subsidy Plan All U.S. households will be eligible for two $40 coupons to help defray the cost of digital converter boxes that analog television sets will need to view over-the-air broadcasting after Feb. 17, 2009.
InternetNews September 16, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Are We Ready for DTV? After a DTV test launch in North Carolina, a House subcommittee questions the country's preparedness for February's nationwide transition.
InternetNews January 30, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Likely to Pass DTV Delay Bill Next Week After House Republicans shot down a first attempt, the Senate passes a second bill on concerns that millions of Americans aren't ready for the conversion.
PC World September 26, 2002 Michelle Madigan	Digital TV Could Bring Unpleasant Surprises Consumers could face built-in copy controls, obsolete equipment, and new expenses when digital broadcast becomes standard.
Popular Mechanics October 2008 Rob Sabin	Everything You Need to Know About the Digital TV Transition In reality, the digital TV transition isn't all that complicated. For most people, it is a nonissue, and for everyone else, adjusting to the switch will require minimal effort and expense.
InternetNews February 21, 2006 Roy Mark	Senators Push White Space Legislation The proposed Wireless Innovation Act of 2006 would allow wireless broadband providers to operate in buffer zones between broadcast channels.
Home Theater October 30, 2009 Mark Fleischmann	Will FCC Revoke DTV Spectrum? Wireless broadband may take precedence over digital TV.
CIO November 15, 2005 Grant Gross	Help for Emergency Responders The push for digital TV would hasten better communications.
InternetNews March 2, 2007 Roy Mark	Dingell Dangles DTV Delay Chairman of House Energy and Commerce Committee slams digital converter box subsidy program.
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Robert M. Rast	The Dawn of Digital TV Analog television prepares to meet its doom, vacating valuable real estate in the radio spectrum -- and the band rush begins
InternetNews February 11, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	DTV Snags Loom Large Despite Delay FCC chairman warns of widespread confusion as many stations plan to shut off analog signals next week.
InternetNews April 29, 2004 Roy Mark	Wireless Broadband Said To Use Wrong Spectrum Former FCC chairman says costs can be lowered by 50 percent in spectrum space being vacated by UHF television stations.
Popular Mechanics May 5, 2008 Glenn Derene	Digital Transition Looms, but Do Americans Have a Right to TV? A look at how much it costs to get everyone on board the digital bandwagon, and how the cost compares to what the government spends on other things.
Home Theater January 29, 2009	House Delays DTV Transition Delay The House of Representatives voted yesterday to keep the DTV transition running on schedule, defeating legislation that would have allowed some stations to delay the transition from February 17 to June 12.
InternetNews May 4, 2005 Roy Mark	GOP Blames Dems for Slow Tech Agenda Texas Republican Tom DeLay says the Democratic party is only paying lip service to high tech issues.
Home Theater June 11, 2009	DTV Transition Deadline Is Tomorrow Tomorrow, June 12, 2009 is the final deadline for the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. Here's the DTV transition thought of the day: Does it matter?
Home Theater February 26, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	FCC to Propose DTV Giveback Broadcasters would be offered chance to voluntarily sell spectrum.
InternetNews May 13, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC Seeks TV 'White Space' Spectrum for Wi-Fi The Federal Communications Commission wants to let wireless Internet service providers operate in unused spectrum space currently occupied by TV broadcasters. The proposal is aimed at giving consumers an alternative to cable and telecom broadband providers.
InternetNews September 8, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Dawn of the Digital Television Era First DTV switchover today in test market Wilmington, N.C., in advance of nationwide transition in February.
InternetNews March 27, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	FCC Chair Hypes Spectrum Auction at CTIA So many flashy phones at CTIA, so little broadband access. But FCC chairman says that will change.
InternetNews February 23, 2006 Roy Mark	Tech CEOs Call For Spectrum Reform With praise for Congress, FCC and the Bush administration, the Technology CEO Council says much more still needs to be done to bring the country's spectrum public policy into the 21st century.
Home Theater January 16, 2009	Three-Month DTV Delay Urged Sen. John Rockefeller has introduced a bill that would delay the switchover from analog to digital broadcasting from the currently scheduled February 17th to June 12th.
InternetNews April 5, 2010	Battle Lines Take Shape in Spectrum Showdown As it looks to reclaim spectrum for mobile broadband, the FCC is courting a vigorous political fight, with broadcasters, wireless firms and open Internet advocates all to have their say.
InternetNews August 17, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC: Get Your Spectrum Paddles Ready The FCC's January 700MHz spectrum sale might be most compelling air-wave auction in years.
InternetNews March 4, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	FCC Requirements Aimed at Smooth DTV Transition The Federal Communications Commission yesterday announced requirements for broadcasters to air informational messages to educate viewers about the digital television transition, taking effect Feb. 17, 2009.
PC Magazine March 1, 2009 Sascha Segan	Don't Delay the DTV Transition We've waited long enough for the analog to digital television conversion. It's time to switch over.
InternetNews February 8, 2007 Roy Mark	Skepticism Clouds Proposed Spectrum Plan Nextel founder Morgan O'Brien urges lawmakers to ditch DTV transition plans for public-safety spectrum.
Reason February 2006 Julian Sanchez	Couch Potato Subsidies The Senate agreed in November to spend up to $3 billion retrofitting old television sets to guarantee that every man, woman, and child in the U.S. would be able to enjoy high-quality digital television.
PC Magazine November 30, 2005 Sebastian Rupley	Switching to Digital TV The national transition to digital television may be upon us.
Home Theater February 4, 2009	It's Official: DTV Transition Botched The on-again, off-again effort to delay the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12 has overcome its biggest obstacle.