You shouldn't pay for digital-TV transition.(digital television legislation)

Publication: Consumer Reports

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Congress may soon pass legislation that could soon make your TV screen go blank. Digital broadcasts offer higher picture and sound quality than their conventional analog counterparts. Broadcasters currently use both a digital and an analog signal, because millions of Americans don't have the digital televisions needed to receive digital signals.

Soon only the digital signal will remain; Congress is considering Dec. 31, 2008, as the date to finalize the digital transition. Broadcasters would no longer be allowed to use analog signals, and you would need a digital TV, cable or satellite service, or digital-to-analog converter box...

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