THIRD DRAFT
Worldwide Digital Switchover
Council: General Assembly
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
DEFINING Analog TV signals as signals transferring audio-visual content over AM & FM radio waves as varying frequencies, and also
DEFINING Digital TV signals as signals transferring audio-visual content over Special radio waves as binary code,
NOTING that in certain landscapes, Analog TV signals are hard to receive and highly prone to interference, and
RECOGNIZING that Digital TV signals are higher quality and less susceptible to interference,
ACKNOWLEDGING that Digital TV can offer multiple channels in the same space that one Analog channel takes up, and
REALIZING that terminating Analog TV signals will promote world trade and commerce, make TV more convenient for consumers, and make it easier for new TV networks to compete,
THE WORLD ASSEMBLY
REQUIRES that TV Networks from all regions that are broadcasting in analog be terminated before 8 years from the passing of this proposal, and
GRANTS nations the money and equipment to transition to digital signals, and documents so that broadcasters will know how to use the equipment.
Council: General Assembly
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
DEFINING Analog TV signals as signals transferring audio-visual content over AM & FM radio waves as varying frequencies, and also
DEFINING Digital TV signals as signals transferring audio-visual content over Special radio waves as binary code,
NOTING that in certain landscapes, Analog TV signals are hard to receive and highly prone to interference, and
RECOGNIZING that Digital TV signals are higher quality and less susceptible to interference,
ACKNOWLEDGING that Digital TV can offer multiple channels in the same space that one Analog channel takes up, and
REALIZING that terminating Analog TV signals will promote world trade and commerce, make TV more convenient for consumers, and make it easier for new TV networks to compete,
THE WORLD ASSEMBLY
REQUIRES that TV Networks from all regions that are broadcasting in analog be terminated before 8 years from the passing of this proposal, and
GRANTS nations the money and equipment to transition to digital signals, and documents so that broadcasters will know how to use the equipment.