Digital network could be boon for Miami-Dade district

March 14, 2007
Converting TV network to digital could open up financial opportunities for school system

The Miami-Dade school district's instructional television network could be a gold mine, but a fight is brewing over what to do with the resource. Under federal rules, the district has to convert the analog system to a digital frequency by 2011, an $8 million to $10 million project. In the digital era, the signals that send video feeds to classrooms can be compressed to take up less space, leaving the district with excess bandwidth that can be used for other, possibly profitable purposes.

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