Obama Calls for DTV Delay

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NEW YORK President-elect Barack Obama joined the Consumers Union in urging Congress to reconsider the Feb. 17 digital transition deadline.

In a letter to lawmakers Thursday, John Podesta, co-chair of Obama’s transition team, called for an extension. “With coupons unavailable, support and education insufficient, and the most vulnerable Americans exposed, I urge you to consider a change to the legislatively mandated analog cutoff date,” Podesta wrote.

According to Nielsen, about 7.8 million households or 6.8 percent of total U.S.

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