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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2010 – The Dominican Republic has adopted the ATSC Digital Television Standard for digital terrestrial television broadcasting. The announcement to adopt the ATSC Standard was made by Dr. José Rafael Vargas, President of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL).

"We look forward to working with our colleagues in the Dominican Republic as they implement digital television for the benefit of their citizens," said Mark Richer, ATSC President. "The ATSC suite of standards provides the government and broadcasters extraordinary flexibility and the ability to evolve with future marketplace requirements, while offering consumers a range of services and affordable receiver options."

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ATSC honors J. Patrick Waddell of Harmonic at the 2010 Annual Meeting

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2010 – J. Patrick Waddell of Harmonic Inc. has been honored by the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc. (ATSC) as the recipient of the Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award for 2010. The presentation was made during the ATSC Annual Meeting at the Pentagon City Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Thursday May 20, 2010.

The Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award is bestowed once a year to an individual representative of the membership whose technical and leadership contributions to the ATSC have been invaluable and exemplary. The title of the award recognizes the first recipient, Bernard Lechner, for his outstanding services to the ATSC. The award is made by the Board of Directors and presented at the ATSC Annual Meeting.