 BuriedCaesarIt's Not Polite To Stare.
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Richardson, TX | reply to UHF
Re: NOT cable TV said by UHF:You must meet certain income requirements to get the money. Ummmm.... then why did the article have this sentence?
"The coupons have no income limit, meaning that millionaires would be as eligible for taxpayer-provided discounts as someone living below the poverty line." --
That was preposterous! Utter Nonsense! Totally unsupportable drivel! You can't be serious!....Um, what did you say? |
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| said by BuriedCaesar:said by UHF:You must meet certain income requirements to get the money. Ummmm.... then why did the article have this sentence? "The coupons have no income limit, meaning that millionaires would be as eligible for taxpayer-provided discounts as someone living below the poverty line." I dunno. All the articles I've seen in the trade journals say that there are income requirements that must be met. I believe the TV industry over CNet. |
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BuriedCaesarIt's Not Polite To Stare.
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Richardson, TX | said by UHF:All the articles I've seen in the trade journals say that there are income requirements that must be met. I believe the TV industry over CNet. Believe as you wish, but from my perspective, CNet appears to have gotten it right. I went to the NTIA website, where it clearly says "all U.S. households will be eligible to request up to two coupons" (»www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/dtv/dtvcoupon.html ). That seems pretty straightforward to me.
Seems there might have been a little advanced FUD going around in the TV industry trade journals about this program, since the final rules were only announced today. In which trade journals did all (or just one) of those articles appear? Can you perhaps provide an online link to one (or more) of the journal articles that directly contradicts the reference in the CNet story and the clear statement on the NTIA website? I'd be curious to see these articles for myself.
So far, I'm inclined to believe CNet and the Feds.
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That was preposterous! Utter Nonsense! Totally unsupportable drivel! You can't be serious!....Um, what did you say? |
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UHFAll static, all day, ForeverPremium,MVM
join:2002-05-24 | I stand corrected. It appears that they changed the requirements since they were last reported in the industry. |
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