House Oversight of the Digital Television Transition (updated with witness list)

House Oversight of the Digital Television Transition

The House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will hold a digital television oversight hearing on Thursday, March 26, 2009.

The hearing will examine the administration of the DTV Converter Box Coupon Program by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), outreach and consumer education efforts by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the status of the transition from the perspective of other stakeholders.

Witness List:

• Anna Gomez, Acting Secretary for Communications and Information, Department of Commerce
• Hon. Michael J. Copps, Acting Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
• Mark Lloyd, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
• Peter Morrill, General Manager, Idaho Public Television
• Robert S. Prather, Jr., President, Gray Television, Inc.
• Gary Severson, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Entertainment, Wal-Mart Stores, US
• Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association
• Christopher Wood, Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel, DTV Compliance Officer, Univision Communications Inc.