McCain discusses future of digital television
By Angie Wagner
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS - The future of digital television will soon make the tube just like a computer, technology so superior it could even create a better society, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee predicted Sunday.
"We are experiencing the greatest change that the world has seen since the Industrial Revolution," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told delegates of the National Association of Broadcasters, meeting here for their annual convention.
McCain said the future of digital television, an improvement over existing analog television, can't be certain, but will bring people up to speed with technology. He said the information viewers can soon get on their television sets will narrow the gap between rich and poor, leaving no one behind.
"Americans are very excited about the prospect of getting this kind of entertainment in their homes," he said.
McCain also criticized the Federal Communications Commission for its overpolicing of broadcasters.
"We are seeing almost unprecedented criticism of the FCC," McCain said, adding that their may soon be an effort to "rein in" the commission. |
