FCC official predicts “messy” digital TV switch, probably a three sheeter

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Don’t let the smooth transition experienced in Wilmington and other tests fool you, FCC member Robert McDowell just returned from a tour in Afghanistan Alaska, Montana & Oklahoma, and he’s seen things, terrible things. Things that have convinced him that the transition on February 17, 2009 “will be messy … but we will get through it” when over the air broadcasts go all-digital. Hopefully there’s enough time (and money left in the budget) to take care of any problems — the Government Accountability Office recently found that regulators are unprepared for the demand of consumers in need of help switching.

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