| 8VSB |
eight-vestigial sideband |
| AMS |
Advanced Modular Systems |
| APTS |
Association of Public Television Stations |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| ATP |
Advanced Technology Program |
| BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| CEA |
Consumer Electronics Association |
| CPB |
Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
| DAP |
digital adaptive predistortion (precorrection) |
| DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DPT |
Digital Public Television |
| DTV |
digital television |
| DV |
digital video |
| EAO |
Economic Assessment Office |
| EBS |
emergency broadcasting system |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
| HDTV |
high-definition television |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| JV |
joint venture |
| kW |
kilowatt |
| MPBC |
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation |
| MPEG-2 |
Moving Picture Experts Group, Version 2 |
| NAB |
National Association of Broadcasters |
| NBC |
National Broadcasting Company |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NJN |
New Jersey Network |
| NPV |
net present value |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| NTIA |
National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
| O&M |
operations and maintenance |
| OES |
Occupational Employment Statistics |
| PBS |
Public Broadcasting Service |
| PSIP |
Program and System Information Protocol |
| PTV |
public television |
| R&D |
research and development |
| ROI |
return on investment |
| RTAC |
Real-Time Adaptive Correction |
| SD |
standard definition |
| SDPB |
South Dakota Public Broadcasting |
| SDTV |
standard-definition television |
| SGI |
Silicon Graphics Inc. |
| SMPTE |
Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers |
| WANs |
wide area networks |
