CAB to unveil DTV transition plan in Sept. - wants feds to take the lead

OTTAWA - The CAB is urging Industry Canada to take the lead in establishing a government/industry working group to oversee the implementation and transition to digital television. It wants a consumer-focused working group that will contain representatives from private and public broadcasters, broadcasting distribution undertakings, Canadian and U.S. electronic industry representatives and the responsible government departments and agencies. At stake it says are the estimated 3 million Canadian viewers who operate analog television sets that are not compatible with digital signals and not currently connected to cable or satellite, as well as licensees of more than 750 over-the-air analog television...