After a delay of nearly 12 hours, the FCC on Tuesday night finally approved a regulation forcing cable operators to carry both analog and digital TV channels transmitted by some local TV stations.

After a delay of nearly 12 hours, the FCC on Tuesday night approved a regulation forcing cable operators to carry both analog and digital TV channels transmitted by some local TV stations.

The cable companies are using the confusion about the changeover to push more channels into encrypted digital format. Expect within a few years to only have 2-13 left in an unencrypted format.

Cue the scary music. According to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, "If the cable companies had their way, you, your mother and father, or your next door neighbor could go to sleep one night after ...

In 2007, when the FCC laid the groundwork for the transition to high-definition television, it required cable operators to also carry local stations in the old analog format.

The U.S. switch to digital broadcast TV is coming in February, 2009, but the FCC will require cable companies to support analog televisions through 2012.

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Cable systems must be required to carry broadcasters' digital signals, and they along with satellite operators should not be allowed to degrade those signals if the Federal Communications Commission ...