David Rehr Encouraged Quotations

With today's enactment of the budget reconciliation bill and its digital television provisions, we have crossed an important threshold. NAB is pleased that Congress adopted many pro-consumer DTV measures in the legislation, and we're encouraged that the bill thwarted cable industry attempts to degrade the quality of HDTV pictures to consumers.

We are especially encouraged that the legislation thwarts the cable industry's desire to degrade delivery of HDTV pictures to consumers.