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In a major milestone for the adoption of digital television, the Consumer Electronics Association said this week that more than 50 percent of households in the U.S. now own digital televisions, according to … Read full story
Update: The Coupon Program has ended on July 31, 2009. You’ll need to purchase a DTV Converter for sale without a coupon now. The U.S. government program to provide free coupons for $40 off the cost of the purchase of an HDTV tuner / converter set-top-box began today. Congress created the TV Converter Box Coupon … Read more
For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 or visit the Commission’s digital television website at DTV.gov Learn more about DTV and what this change will mean to you at: www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/dtv/dtvcoupon.html. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ? Digital television will be the broadcast standard in February 2009. To help clear up the confusion and let consumers … Read more
Analog TV signals will soon go the way of the eight-track cassette and the rotary phone. On Feb. 17, 2009, the nation will complete its transition to an all-digital broadcast system, and for cable or satellite subscribers, that’s not a problem. “They don’t have to do anything,” said Brenda Parks, spokeswoman for Time Warner Cable … Read more
As acting assistant secretary for communications and information, it’s her responsibility to administer the distribution of millions of $40 coupons the government will issue to consumers to be used toward the … Read full story