![]() ![]() We are working with Congress, the incoming administration and other stakeholders to ensure everyone is prepared for the transition and no one is left in the dark.” To date, 52.5 percent of coupons requested have been redeemed and more than 13 million coupons have expired.Īpparently, households with cable and satellite connections but with additional televisions in the primary residence or in second homes have requested the coupons although an NTIA spokesman told eWEEK the agency “does not have the funding for that type of survey.” Others have blamed consumer confusion over the digital conversion prompted people who didn’t need the coupons to order them anyway.Īcting NTIA Administrator Meredith Attwell Baker said in a statement, “Households need to consider all of their options and act now to be prepared for the February 17 transition to digital television. 4, though, more than 24 million households have requested approximately 46 million coupons with about 18 million coupons actually having been redeemed. The NTIA said that based on consumer self-reporting, 12.6 million households that rely on over-the-air television have requested coupons.Īs of Jan. households solely rely on over-the-air broadcasts. Without a digital converter box or a cable or satellite receiver, consumers will find themselves without television reception.Īccording to a Nielsen Company survey conducted a year ago, 14.3 million U.S. The converter boxes are only needed for televisions that are not connected to cable or satellite receivers. Under the program, consumers can order up to two of the $40 coupons per household to help offset the cost of a digital converter box, generally priced at about $90. The NTIA said consumers still seeking a coupon would be placed on a waiting list as expired, but unredeemed, coupons become available. 17 digital television transition took another stumbling turn this week when the NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) announced that funding for the $1.34 billion digital converter box coupon program has been exhausted, at least for now. ![]()
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