FCC

Never fear. After the digital conversion in February, cable systems must carry the same over-the-air broadcast signals for all customers. This is a new ruling from the FCC, as a result from the U.S. Court of Appeals.

While the transition is coming, ready or not, a member of the FCC has said that it "will be messy . . . but we'll get through it."

This quote is from Robert McDowell (R), just a few weeks after FCC Chairman Daniel Inouye said that the winner of November's presidential election could be inheriting a communications crisis.

Last month, we reported that the MPAA was petitioning the FCC to allow the MPAA to shut down the analog outputs of your cable and satellite boxes when viewing certain material. Now it's your chance to actually do something about it.