Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled that cable TV operators will have to ensure that their analog-only subscribers can receive local TV stations for three years after the digital TV transition, scheduled for Feb. 17, 2009. The ruling affects some 40 million U.S. households. Cable providers can either offer their digital local TV feeds in analog format, or else make sure that all of their analog-only subscribers have the converter necessary to view digital signals.

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