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Ithaca Journal
Schumer has plan to smooth digital TV transition
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 16, 2008 - 7:59amSen Charles Schumer (D-NY) said that nearly 300,000 Upstate New York households, particularly the elderly, may be left in the dark as television switches from analog to digital transmission. He went on to unveil a three-part plan he said would ensure that residents get coupons for the DTV converter boxes that older TVs will require when the switch is made nationally on Feb.
