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A Progress Report on the HDTV Transition

POLICY FORUM
Wednesday, May 1, 2002
11:00 a.m.

Featuring Thomas Hazlett, Manhattan Institute; Rick Chessen, Federal Communications Commission; David Donovan, Association for Maximum Service Television; Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation; and Richard Wiley, Wiley Rein and Fielding.

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According to a timetable established by regulators several years ago, by May 1, 2002, the nation's commercial TV stations are supposed to be transmitting "high-definition" (HD) digital television signals to American households. Today, however, a large number of stations argue they will not be able to make this transition on time for a variety of business or technical reasons. And only a very small percentage of Americans are receiving HDTV in their homes at all.

What is holding up the HDTV transition, and what actions need to be taken to get it back on track? Join us for an exploration of the rationale behind, and the progress of, America's ongoing industrial policy to bring HDTV to the masses.

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