Industry is also embarked on an education program to introduce digital television to local opinion leaders and government officials. That will help. But there are times when concerns about the health and safety of towers can stall efforts to construct digital television. And at the urging of the NAB, MSTV, and an advisory committee of state and local officials, the FCC has established a team of FCC experts to work closely with local communities to answer their questions to jumpstart the transition to digital television. At the end of the day, the success or failure of DTV is up to you and to the consumers you serve.
Government has a role in the process, but it is limited.
They allege that other subscribers will have a blank screen where they once had a programming choice. I have no preconceived view of how the Commission should answer the many, many questions we've asked. I plan to carefully study the record. But I suspect the solution is somewhere in the middle of the polar extremes. As cable rapidly converts to digital and upgrades its plant, it will have greater capacity to carry broadcast digital signals.