Stations on Mexican Border May Keep Broadcasting in Analog

Similar to a bill introduced in the House, the DTV Border Fix Act -- sponsored by Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and Sen Barbara Boxer (D-CA) -- would allow qualified TV stations within 50 miles of the Mexican border to broadcast in analog until 2014. The bill has numerous caveats, including that the stations could not interfere with DTV stations, could not interfere with public-safety communications and could not prevent the auction of public spectrum. They also have to be between channels 2-51, since channels 52-59 are in the 700-megahertz band that was already auctioned for advanced wireless services.
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