Far fetched. Such a nice way to put it.....The government is handing out coupons to help consumers pay for the converter boxes. Seems selling Japanese components has nothing to do with it.
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requires television stations to turn off their analog channels.
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Analog TV signals use the 700MHz frequency band, meaning that by nature, they travel farther than those on bands used by the wireless and electronics industries today. Reusing that spectrum could mean easier and cheaper deployment of broadband networks--and translate to more affordable, widespread high-speed Internet access for consumers.
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Amongst other stuff....Including freeing up valuable pieces of the wireless spectrum to be used for interoperable emergency-response networks.