NTIA: Digital TV Transition and Public Safety

NTIA adopted regulations to implement and administer a coupon program for digital-to-analog converter boxes. The Final Rule implements provisions of section 3005 of Public Law 109-171, known as the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005. This action amends 47 C.F.R. Chapter III by adding part 301.

Effective October 20, 2008, NTIA amended the Coupon Program's rules to allow residents of licensed nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, assisted living facilities and households that use a post office box for mail delivery to request coupons from the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. See Amended Rule.

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Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Changes to TV Converter Box Coupon Program Regarding Households: NTIA proposes certain changes affecting its Digital-To-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program rules such as waiving the "eligible household" application requirements for individuals residing in nursing homes or other senior care facilities. Comments must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST, no later than June 9, 2008. (Acrobat PDF 73Kb)
Posted 04-24-2008
• Public Comments Submitted

Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program Public Meeting: NTIA held a public meeting on Monday, March 19, in connection with its Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program described in the Final Rule that was recently adopted. A webcast archive of the event is being prepared.
Posted 03-16-2007

NTIA Releases Final Rule on Digital Television Converter Box Coupon Program: The converter box coupon program will assist Americans in receiving over-the-air broadcast television programming when full-power television stations cease analog broadcasting after February 17, 2009.
• Press Release [ -- HTML -- MS Word -- Acrobat PDF -- ] -- en español
• Archived video of the 03-12-2007 NTIA Press Conference (116Mb Windows Media Video File Format)
• Final Rule on Digital Television Converter Box Coupon Program
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Posted 03-12-2007

Notice: NTIA to Hold Public Meeting on DTV Coupon Program: On Monday, March 19 at 10 a.m., NTIA will hold a Public Meeting in the Commerce Department auditorium to take questions from the public on the Final Rule.
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Ex Parte Contacts in Rulemaking
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Posted 09-29-2006