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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (82742)1/22/2009 3:27:27 PM
From: engineer  Respond to of 196902
 
geez...I wonder who posted this article? Ya think the same guys who just got reversed in the ITC?

re: Digital TV boxes have BRCM chipsets in them...

Qualcomm May Be Stung By Delay In Digital TV Transition
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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) could be one of the big losers if lawmakers succeed in delaying the move to digital television signals from analog transmissions.

TV stations are slated to vacate analog airwaves on Feb. 17, freeing up the spectrum for wireless carriers and for Qualcomm, which plans to expand its mobile broadcast TV offering, known as MediaFLO. But Congress wants to postpone the transition, a move supported by President Barack Obama. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Sen. John Rockefeller, D-W.Va., proposed a new date of June 12.