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Congress should consider delaying the Feb. 17 switch to digital TV because a flawed subsidy program may leave some households without equipment needed to receive broadcasts, the Consumers Union said Wednesday.
The plea came as the waiting list neared 1 million households at the federal program, which offers $40 coupons toward the cost of a digital converter box. After Feb. 17, analog TVs not connected to a cable or satellite service need to have digital tuners or use converter boxes.
Delaying the date “certainly warrants further discussion and may be a wise choice,” said a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Edward Markey.
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Compiled from Tribune wire reports
