Call Overload: FCC logs 55,000+ calls after test analog shutoff
May 25, 2009 by Derek
It appears June 12th may be quite the nightmare for the FCC, based on a recent analog signal shutoff test performed, to test the readiness of the general public to the digital transition.
The test was reportedly performed May 12, and it spurred a staggering 55,000 calls to the FCC’s helpline.
It’s safe to say that June 12th will shatter even more call records, as the few million or so still unready will be calling in, trying to figure out what happened. It’s simply amazing that after all the ads, promos and spots run for this transition, detailing the ins and outs and what you need to be ok, people still are clueless. We can’t understand it at all.
Hopefully the call logs won’t be overflowing that day, but we won’t count on it.
