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For purposes of the coupon program, NTIA proposes certain standards for a minimum-capabilities converter box that simply converts an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) terrestrial digital broadcasting signal to the analog National Television Standards Committee (NTSC) format.
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.
A coupon-eligible converter box (CECB) was a digital television adapter that met eligibility specifications for subsidy "coupons" from the United States government.
Coupon Program provided information about the digital transition and distributed coupons to defray part of the cost of TV converter boxes which were used to allow older analog TV sets to work with digital TV broadcasts. The experience of the U.S. government may help other countries that are undertaking a similar transition. The Coupon Program ...
24 kwi 2009 · You supply the government coupon; Meritline serves up the converter box and a free HDMI cable to boot. Airlink101. Still haven't picked up a converter box for your old non-digital TV? Meritline...
NTIA, a bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce, created and implemented a digital-to-analog converter box subsidy program to provide households with up to two $40 coupons toward the purchase of converter boxes that allow consumers to continue viewing over-the-air signals on analog television sets.
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.
