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FCC gets 317,450 calls the day analog signals are cut off

LOS ANGELES - The Federal Communications Commission received about 317,450 calls to its help line, 888-CALL-FCC, on Friday, the day analog signals were cut off.

In all, almost 700,000 calls came into the federal hotline last week, the FCC said, from people confused about the nationwide move to drop analog TV signals and broadcast only in digital.

The move to digital-only TV was delayed...

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