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Press Releases 2008 Press Releases Concerning the Digital TV Transition and Public Safety Act Press
Release: Nursing Homes Residents and P.O. Box
Households Now Eligible to Receive DTV Coupons:
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez
announced today that residents of licensed nursing
homes, intermediate care facilities, assisted living
facilities and households that use a post office
box for mail delivery will be eligible to request
coupons from the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
The rule change takes effect 30 days after publication
in the Federal Register. Press
Release: Wilmington, N.C., on Track
for Sept. 8 Digital Television Transition:
As Wilmington prepares to be the first market to
transition from analog to digital television on
September 8, NTIA announced today that more than
36,000 Wilmington households have requested
67,000 coupons and redeemed 25,000 from the TV
Converter Box Coupon Program. (Print
version: Acrobat PDF 26 Kb) Press
Release: Commerce Secretary Urges Georgia
Residents to Act Now to Prepare for Digital TV
Transition: Marking six months until the
nation switches from analog to digital, U.S. Commerce
Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined Georgia Governor
Sonny Perdue at an Atlanta Circuit City store to
urge consumers to prepare for the digital television
transition. Press
Release: Participation By "Over-the-Air" Households
in TV Converter Box Coupon Program On Track as
Nation Marks Six Months Until DTV Transition Concludes:
NTIA announced today that nearly 6.4 million "over-the-air" TV
households, those that rely on an antenna for broadcast
TV, have requested about 12 million coupons from
the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. Press
Release:
Gutierrez Announces TV Converter Box Coupon Redemption
Data: U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M.
Gutierrez released national coupon redemption data
for the TV Converter Box Coupon Program and announced
Minneapolis/St. Paul is among the top five markets
to redeem coupons. Press
Release: Commerce’s NTIA Announces
More Than 150 Converters Certified; September Deadlines
for Manufacturers Established: NTIA announced
today that the TV Converter Box Coupon Program
has certified more than 150 converter boxes. In
addition, NTIA announced that it has released a
Federal Register notice dealing with instructions
and deadlines for current and potential Coupon
Eligible Converter Box Manufacturers. (Printable
version, Acrobat PDF 46 Kb.) Press
Release: NTIA Lauds Cable Companies
in Fight Against Child Pornography on the Internet:
U.S. Commerce Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith
Attwell Baker today applauded the announcement
that the nation's cable operators, working through
the National Cable and Telecommunications Association
(NCTA), have reached an unprecedented agreement
with the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children. (Printable
version, Acrobat PDF 35 Kb) Press
Release: Commerce's NTIA To Address
Native American Leaders and To Seek Outreach
Assistance in Indian Country: NTIA Program Officer
Lynn Chadwick will address Native American leaders
at the FCC Indian Telecommunication Initiative
at the Indian Walk-in Center in Salt Lake City,
Utah, on July 17, 2008. (Printable
version, Acrobat PDF 36 Kb.) Press
Release: Commerce’s NTIA Announces Consumer
Alert About Microprose Converters (Acrobat
PDF 34 Kb) NTIA
Releases Names of Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed
Participants Press Release:
Gutierrez Announces One Million Coupons Used for
TV Converter Box Coupon Program: U.S. Commerce
Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that,
nine months away from the digital television transition
for all full-power broadcasters, one million coupons
have been used as part of the NTIA TV Converter Box
Coupon Program. (Acrobat PDF 59 Kb) Press Release:
300 Days Until Digital TV Transition: U.S.
Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today urged
Americans to redeem TV converter box coupons within
required 90-Day timeframe. (Acrobat PDF 62 Kb) Media Advisory: Commerce’s
NTIA to Join Broadcast Industry Leaders in Providing
Update on Digital Television Transition and the TV
Converter Box Coupon Program at that National Association of Broadcasters'
NAB Show 2008 at 2:00 PM (PDT) on Monday, April
14, 2008. (Printable
Version Acrobat PDF 47 Kb) Press
Release: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces Ten
Millionth Coupon Requested for TV Converter Box Program: Commerce
Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez announced over 10 million
coupons have been requested since the launch of the
TV Converter Box Program on January 1, 2008. The
Commerce Department’s
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) is administering the TV Converter Box Coupon
Program. (Acrobat PDF 59 Kb) Press Release: NTIA
Works with Local Community Groups to Educate Consumers
About the Benefits of the Digital TV Transition and
Coupon Program: NTIA today kicked off Digital Television:
Experience the Benefits, an effort with local organizations
across the country to educate consumers about the benefits
of the digital TV transition and the TV Converter Box
Coupon Program. (Printable
Version, Acrobat PDF 40 Kb) Press
Release: NTIA Releases Federal Strategic Plan
as Part of the President's Initiative on Spectrum
Management Reform: NTIA today released
a comprehensive report on the use of the nation’s
airwaves used by the U.S. federal government, based
on submissions of spectrum plans from 15 Federal
agencies. The report titled, The
Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan is a key
component of President
Bush's 21st Century Spectrum
Policy Initiative for improving
the management of spectrum by federal agencies. Press
Release: Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez Announces
TV Converter Box Coupon Program on Track, Retailers
Open for Business: $40 Coupons to
be Mailed Out Starting Next Week, 9,700 Retailers
Ready to Accept Coupons Press Release: One
Year from 2009 Digital TV Transition, Commerce Secretary
Gutierrez Highlights TV Converter Box Program at
Retail Event : Commerce Secretary Carlos
M. Gutierrez today urged Americans to take action
and prepare for the digital television transition
before February 17, 2009. More than 4.4 million
coupons have been requested since the opening of
the TV Converter Box Coupon Program on January 1,
2008. Press Release:
Commerce’s NTIA Seeks Participants for Spectrum
Sharing Innovation Test-Bed: NTIA announced
today in a public notice that the agency will be
soliciting participation in the Spectrum Sharing
Innovation Test-Bed which will study the feasibility
of increased spectrum sharing between federal and
commercial users. Participants must notify NTIA of
their interest by Feb. 29, 2008. Press
Release: Gutierrez Hails Dramatic U.S. Broadband
Growth: NTIA today released the report, “Networked
Nation: Broadband in America, 2007,” that
highlights the dramatic growth of broadband in
the United States. The report shows that
the Administration’s technology, regulatory
and fiscal policies have stimulated innovation
and competition, and encouraged investment in the
U.S. broadband market contributing to significantly
increased accessibility of broadband services. Press
Release: Commerce’s NTIA Urges Federal
Partners to Help Reach Targeted Communities about
the DTV Transition: NTIA hosted a meeting
with more than 15 other federal agencies to further
coordinate efforts to educate the nation about
the February 17, 2009, deadline to transition to
digital television. “These partners are particularly
important in reaching the communities most at risk
for losing television broadcasts,” said NTIA
Acting Administrator Meredith Baker. Press
Release: Commerce's NTIA Certifies More Than 250
Retailers and 19 Converter Box Models for TV Converter
Box Coupon Program: The U. S. Department of Commerce's
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) announced today at the world's largest consumer
technology tradeshow that more than 250 retailers, representing
more than 15,000 outlets nationwide, are certified to
participate in a program to aid in the transition to
digital television. Also, 19 converter box models are
eligible for purchase with the coupon and more are being
tested as part of the certification process. To date,
more than one million applicants have requested two million
coupons. Posted 01-04-2008 |
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