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Bob Williams
False Positive Results Likely in Wilmington
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 14, 2008 - 8:24pmLast updated: August 14, 2008 - 8:28pm
On September 8th television stations in Wilmington (NC) will be turning off their old analog signals and going all digital. For such a test to be truly useful it needs to take place in as typical an environment as possible, but in a whole host of ways the Wilmington experiment will be anything but typical.
Consumers: Reject Verizon ETF Plan
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 18, 2008 - 7:28amLast updated: July 18, 2008 - 7:28am
There are increasing rumors the Federal Communications Commission is about to quietly ram through new rules written by wireless phone industry covering those ubiquitous early termination penalties they charge.
Consumer Reports DTV Converter Box Ratings
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 20, 2008 - 7:43amConsumer Reports has reviewed and rated digital-to-analog converter box and the news is good: some of the cheaper DTV converter boxes now on the market work just as well or even better than more expensive models.
Why Did the FCC Hire Ketchum?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 9, 2008 - 6:58amIt was a peculiar decision for the Federal Communications Commission to hire the ethically-challenged Ketchum Communications as their communications and "messaging" guru for the digital television education initiative. It was Ketchum that funneled $240,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to syndicated television and radio host Armstrong Williams in exchange for his touting of the Bush Administration’s “No Child Left Behind” program a few years ago.
DTV Transition Will Require Much More Than Crossed Fingers
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 11, 2008 - 8:46amWe would feel a lot better if the lawmakers and government bureaucrats in charge of the digital television transition – arguably the biggest change in broadcasting since the advent of color television – were doing a whole lot more than they have so far to make sure this massive conversion comes off as problem free as possible.
