United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-04-23 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-02-466 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-466 P0b002ee180391ffb f:d02466 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-466 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-466 GAO-02-466 Broadcasting standards Competition Telecommunication industry Television broadcasting Other Written Product A03142 Telecommunications: Many Broadcasters Will Not Meet May 2002 Digital Television Deadline (23-APR-02, GAO-02-466). U. S. broadcast television stations are now switching from analog to digital television (DTV). The transition to digital technologies was sought by many broadcasters and was mandated by Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). FCC established 2006 as the target date for ending analog transmissions---a deadline later codified by Congress. At least 24 percent of all commercial television stations are now broadcasting a digital signal. However, these stations report little interest in receiving DTV. Transitioning stations reported that funding was one of the most prevalent problems. Seventy-four percent of transitioning stations indicated that the problems they are facing are so significant that they may not be able to begin broadcasting a DTV signal by May 2002, as required. Sixty-eight percent of transitioning stations said that a realistic extension for them would be one year or more. Thirty-one percent of the transitioning stations that said they might miss their May 2002 deadline reported that, if the transition were driven by market forces such as competition, technology, and consumer demand, they likely would not be on the air with a digital signal until after 2010. Another four percent of these stations reported that without a government mandate, they likely would never transition to digital. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-466/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-466.htm GAO-02-466 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-466 Other Written Product GAO-02-466; Telecommunications: Many Broadcasters Will Not Meet May 2002 Digital Television Deadline; Broadcasting standards Competition Telecommunication industry Television broadcasting