Sen. Rockefeller Files DTV Delay Legislation

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), incoming Chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, filed legislation Thursday (Jan. 15) to delay the transition to digital TV until June 12, four months later than the current Feb. 17 date.

Playing the blame game, Rockefeller accused the outgoing Bush administration of “mismanaging” the DTV initiative.

“Over 2 million Americans are waiting to receive a coupon to help them offset the cost of equipment that will help them manage the transition, [and] millions more don’t have the proper information they need,” Rockefeller said, referring to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s waiting list, created when the federal bureau ran out of funding to issue the $40 coupons for converter boxes.

According to the latest data from Nielsen, which does not include the holiday season, about 6.8

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