Congressional lawmakers are looking at a plan that would push the United States’ transition to digital television back from the widely-publicized February 17, 2009 cutoff date to June 12, 2009, in an effort to give Americans more time to prepare for the switch…and get ahold of $40 voucher coupons good towards the purchase of DTV converter boxes. However, many have noted that delaying the DTV transition could create considerable consumer confusion—since the February 17 date has been widely promoted for over two years—and television broadcasters may incur significant costs trying to delay or re-architect their transition plans in so short a time.
