The broadcasters, the FCC, the cable industry and the set manufacturers, simply have not created an atmosphere for the consumer to want to step up and into the digital television world. The marketplace is not working. Act quickly to put the DTV transition back on track. Our future as an emerging network is tied to the success of the digital television transition in this country and to the requirement that cable and satellite must carry our stations programming . That digital future is a potentially great one.
Some networks see a future of high definition TV showing great sporting events and movies.
Statistics show that last year in the United States 33 million analog TV sets were sold compared to only 26 thousand digital TV tuners. We need a digital all Channel Receiver Act that would require that all television sets sold to the American public be capable of receiving both analog and digital TV signals. Consumers have a right when they buy a TV set to be assured that it will not become obsolete shortly. After four years, it is obvious the marketplace is not solving any problems. The FCC needs to deal with these issues now.