California Business Minute™

Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 264-158 to delay the switch
from analog signals to digital by four months, to June 12.  This
coincides with action by the Senate and now awaits the signature
by the president, who has stated he is in favor of the delay.

Lawmakers approved the bill over concerns that too many of their
constituents don’t have the necessary converters to view over-the-air
signals.

The government has been handing out $40 coupons to go toward all or
most of the cost of a converter box but the program ran out of money
and has been putting late-comers on a waiting list in case Congress
appropriates more money for the program.

Here’s hoping that the Stimulus Package has money in it for more coupons.

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.