DTV News for 12-5-2003

[Lee Wood]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 12-5-2003 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,122 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Commissioner Wants Digital TV 'Public Interest' Rules </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Dow Jones via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Adelstein Suggests Changes in FCC rules </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Democratic FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein today suggested he might vote in favor of a proposal to change the agency's must-carry rules and require cable operators to carry all of the free signals that broadcasters offer on their new digital channels. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Television Week)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Adelstein Mulls Multicast [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said Thursday that he would consider cable must-carry rights for TV stations