The House of Representatives vote tomorrow on a bill to postpone until June the move from analog to digital television... and consumer advocacy groups and civil rights organizations in support of the legislation are applying the pressure.
These groups claim that without the delay, millions of Americans could lose a television signal.
Joel Kelsey is an analyst for Consumer's Union, which publishes Consumer Reports.
"There is a way to do this responsibility and there is a way not to. Delaying the transition to make sure they get the assistance that they need and the time they need to have the necessary equipment to keep a picture on their television set is the responsible way to go forward."Kelsey says that 3.2 million people are on a waiting list for a coupon from the government to help them buy a TV converter box.
But many companies and television stations say consumers have had two years to prepare. They say that postponing the transition could cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars because they will have to keep analog signals running.
