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Once television signals are switched to digital from analog, that spectrum would be freed up. Auctioning parts of the spectrum to the private sector for use in advanced telecommunications services could bring in $20 billion to $30 billion to the government, Obuchowski estimated.
"Not only will (the spectrum) lead to viable competition to existing broadband providers, it will also reach far into rural areas, at relatively low cost, giving consumers in underserved areas broadband options that they have never had before," Intel Chief Executive Craig Barrett said.
Public safety officials have also said that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks highlighted the need for additional spectrum to allow emergency first responders to communicate.
The coalition backs efforts by House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton, R-Texas, to set a firm transition date of Dec. 31, 2006. Under current law, the digital transition will occur on that date but with the critical caveat that 85 percent of homes be ready to receive digital signals either by owning a digital television or converter box. Barton wants to drop that caveat.
Barton said recently that he hopes to have legislation ready soon. His committee is also considering broad changes to the nation's telecommunications laws.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing Tuesday that no region currently meets the 85 percent threshold, and "it doesn't look like we're going to meet 2006 on the path we're heading."
Transition proponents say that without the urgency that comes with a firm date, the transition could drag on for many years.
However, making changes to people's television sets is fraught with political risk, especially if a good chunk of the population sees their sets go dark after the transition date.
In a letter Wednesday to Barton and other House Commerce Committee leaders, National Association of Broadcasters Chief Executive Edward Fritts said local broadcasters "are strongly supportive of efforts to bring this transition to a timely end."
"However, we also agree with many members of Congress who have expressed concern that a premature end to analog television would be terribly disruptive to millions of Americans," Fritts added.
"A country that put a man on the moon and is now eyeing Mars should have no problem getting converter boxes to 15 percent of the population" that depend on over-the-air broadcast signals for their TV, said Obuchowski.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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