<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Bucking the Obama administration, House Republicans on Wednesday defeated a bill to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting to June 12 — leaving roughly 6.5 million U.S. households unprepared for the switchover.<br /><br />The 258-168 vote failed to clear the two-thirds threshold needed for passage in a victory for GOP members, who warn that postponing the transition from the current Feb. 17 deadline would confuse consumers.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->