TV Switch

By now, you’ve probably seen at least one of those televised public service announcements–or maybe even read on this very Web site–about how the U.S. government is forcibly cutting off analog TV broadcasts starting next February. And if you’re a cable, satellite, or Internet-based TV subscriber, you probably already know that you shouldn’t have to make any changes, and if you rely on over-the-air broadcasts, you may have already requested a taxpayer-funded coupon for a converter box.

Well, it seems your elected representatives on Capitol Hill don’t have a lot of faith in the ability of their constituents–particularly ones who are elderly and live in rural areas–to make whatever adjustments are necessary to keep their TV sets from going dark when that juncture arrives.