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24 lip 2006 · Specific to this NPRM, section 3005 of the Act directs NTIA to implement and administer a program through which eligible U.S. households may obtain a maximum of two coupons of $40 each to be applied towards the purchase of a digital-to-analog converter box.
A coupon-eligible converter box (CECB) was a digital television adapter that met eligibility specifications for subsidy "coupons" from the United States government.
Since TV owners wouldn't be able to pick up broadcast signals without getting a new TV or a converter box, a federal government program offered a coupon for a free digital converter box. People who requested the coupons would get two $40 coupons, usable within 90 days toward the purchase of such a box.
Commerce Department, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Outside the Box: The Digital Tv Converter Box Coupon Program. 2009. This content was harvested from online sources of the original hosting or authoring agency.
24 mar 2009 · Consumers can receive digital television today by purchasing and connecting a TV converter box (with or without a government coupon); buying a digital TV; or subscribing to cable, satellite or another pay service.
15 mar 2007 · In this document, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) adopts regulations to implement and administer a coupon program for digital-to-analog converter boxes. This rule implements provisions of section 3005 of Public Law 109–171, known as the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005.
25 mar 2009 · The DTV converter box coupon program is back on track now that the NTIA, the federal agency running the program, is now accepting re-issue requests from households with coupons that have expired.
