‘S.O.S.’ Digital-Transition Proposal Lacks Support

'SOS' DIGITAL-TRANSITION PROPOSAL LACKS SUPPORT
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Moss]
Back in June, Ohio-based Massillon Cable TV first met with federal regulators to discuss its so-called “Save Our Sets,” or S.O.S., plan, which was meant to ease the pain of the transition to the all-digital delivery of broadcast signals on Feb. 17, 2009. But the proposal that operators provide free cable TV service in exchange for carriage of a broadcasters’ signals has failed to muster support from the cable industry. Some cable operators don't like the idea of offering TV service for free; Under S.O.S., operators would bear the cost of maintaining and connecting homes and all their TV sets.
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