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Originally Posted by villager99
sorry i can't be as elegant as others but isn't easy access to information our culture provides via television important. to our society.
it's not surprising to me that government underestimated the number of households without digital tv's or cable service thus needing converter boxes come february.
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When newspapers were our only source of public information - did the government subsidize their purchase?
When AM radio became in vogue - did government subsidize the purchase of AM radios?
When FM radios became the rage - did government send us coupons to pay for FM converters?
When VHF TV (television, not to be confused with "The Villages") hit the scene - did government provide for reduced-priced TVs for households?
When UHF TV was added to provide more channels - did government pick up the share of the cost for UHF converters and additional antennae?
When Cable TV entered the market - did government pay for any of the installation costs in private homes?
When Satellite TV joined into the information materket - see above.
So, after all this history, why did government now find it necessary to subsidize conversion boxes for VHF/UHF TV viewers?