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TV Converter Box Coupon Program Statistics and Background

Statement: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Enable NTIA to Accelerate Distribution of DTV Coupons: "This approach would ease the transition for consumers seeking coupons, while maintaining the integrity of the transition plans."
Letter to Henry A. Waxman, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives (Acrobat PDF, 809 Kb) [Identical letters have been sent to Representatives Barton, Boucher, Stearns, Pelosi, Hoyer, and Boehner]
Letter to John D. Rockefeller, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate (Acrobat PDF, 809 Kb) [Identical letters have been sent to Senators Hutchison, Reid and McConnell]
TV Converter Box Coupon Program Statistics and Background
Posted January 15, 2009

Federal Register Notice: TV Converter Box Coupon Program Data: NTIA has amended the system of records regarding the TV Converter Box Coupon Program to allow for the collection of additional personally identifiable information, namely the name of nursing home facilities. (Acrobat PDF, 58 Kb)
Posted January 14, 2009

Press Release: Commerce's NTIA Releases Statement Regarding the TV Converter Box Coupons: "We are working with Congress and other stakeholders so coupons can be processed and mailed without delay," said Meredith Attwell Baker, acting administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Press Release, Print Version (Acrobat PDF, 28 Kb)
Converter Box Program Statistics
Posted January 8, 2009

Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA Announces New Coupon Applicants Will be Placed on Waiting List Due to High Demand for TV Converter Box Coupons: NTIA today announced that starting Sunday, January 4, consumers requesting coupons from the TV Converter Box Coupon Program are being placed on a waiting list.  Coupons will be mailed on a first-come-first-served basis, as funds from expired coupons become available, because the program has reached its $1.34 billion legal obligation limit, which consists of ordered and redeemed coupons.
Press Release, Print Version (Acrobat PDF 27 Kb)
Digital TV Transition: Consumer Guide in 2009 (Acrobat PDF, 468 Kb)
Over-the-Air Household Participation Rates by Designated Market Area (DMA) as of December 31, 2008 (Acrobat PDF 37 Kb)
Response to U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey, Chairman, Subcommittee on Telecomunications and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives (Acrobat PDF 390 Kb)
• TV Converter Box Coupon Program Statistics and Background
Posted January 5, 2009

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Recent Speeches and Presentations

Speech: The Importance of the Internet Governance Forum: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Internet Governance Forum, Hydrebad, India on December 3, 2008.
Posted 12-03-2008

Speech: Embracing Change in the New Media Landscape: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker discussed Embracing Change in the New Media Landscape at the Media Institute’s Communications Forum in Washington, D.C., on November 20, 2008.
Posted 11-20-2008

Speech: Preparing for the DTV Transition in Rural America: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker discussed Preparing for the DTV Transition in Rural America at the 142nd Annual Convention of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in Cromwell, Connecticut, on November 14, 2008
Posted 11-14-2008

Speech: Ten Years Out…Celebrating Accomplishments and Preparing for New Challenges: NTIA Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker speech at the 33rd Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Cairo. (Acrobat PDF 32 Kb)
Posted 11-6-2008

Speech: French-EU Presidency Conference: Internet of Things - Internet of the Future: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker presented the Plenary Session Keynote Speech on the overview on the Challenges of International Cooperation at the French-EU Presidency Conference: Internet of Things - Internet of the Future on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, in Nice, France.
Posted 10-08-2008



Non-Federal License Applications Being Coordinated with NTIA: Non-federal users can now check the status of their spectrum applications going through coordination with NTIA/IRAC (those for federal/non-federal shared bands). Where NTIA/IRAC has completed its response, the applicant should contact the FCC regarding any further action that may be required concerning the NTIA/IRAC response.

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