913:, part of a larger appropriations bill signed into law on February 17, 2009, added $ 650 million in funding—$ 490 million of that for coupons, increasing the total coupon-fund expenditure to $ 1.83 billion. By February 18, 36 percent of the United States's full-power stations had transitioned to digital-only, but five million of the nation's 115 million households remained entirely unready; at the time, 4.3 million coupon requests remained on the NTIA waiting list. The NTIA resumed issuing coupons in early March 2009, expecting to clear its backlog in two and a half weeks. Political issues had contributed to the delays in sending out coupons; the NTIA could not issue coupons above the spending limit set in the bill, even knowing that many already-issued coupons would expire. Even though unused coupons meant more money for the program, the coupons had to actually expire before the money could be "reused" for newly issued coupons. Those coupons it did send out were sent via
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1.5 billion for the program (including $ 160 million for administration) if the initial $ 990 million were insufficient to fulfill the non-contingent coupon requests. In that case, a "contingent" fund would be available for US households not serviced by cable or satellite. If the funds were insufficient, the
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Transmitter Digital Conversion in 2009, there will be no consumer subsidy program for the final LPTV digital conversion deadline since it is anticipated that without DTV Set-Top Converter Boxes, the majority of remaining SDTV/EDTV models in use should have left the consumer market by then.
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On August 13, 2009, the CBA announced that it would cease operations. One reason given was the cost required to fight "restrictive regulations that kept the Class A and LPTV industry from realizing its potential", including the campaign to require analog passthrough. Amy Brown, former CBA executive
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introduced legislation which would have extended the converter-box coupon program beyond July 31, 2009, subsidized antennas, and require satellite and cable TV companies to provide a $ 10 basic-broadcast-channel package available to those who had lost the ability to receive at least one over-the-air
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An initial funding of $ 990 million was expected to allow all US households an opportunity to apply for the coupons, which expired 90 days after they were mailed. After that money was used up, $ 510 million in additional funds was available to households that stated they did not already subscribe to
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to mean "a stand-alone device that does not contain features or functions except those necessary to enable a consumer to convert any channel broadcast in the digital television service into a format that the consumer can display on television receivers designed to receive and display signals only in
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stations, as it was cost-prohibitive for many of them to convert to digital transmission. The CBA claimed that the new boxes would prevent viewers from being able to watch these analog-only stations; viewers might not even be aware such stations still existed, because the boxes would not list them.
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when using a converter, as channel selection was then handled by the converter. Some converter boxes have a programmable timer, which the user could program to match the recording schedule of their VCR. Then, the converter's tuner will change to the appropriate channel at the time the VCR needs to
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In 2006, the NTIA let people see its plan for distributing coupons and comment on it. The plan prohibited people with cable or satellite service from requesting coupons. In order to get two coupons, consumers had to state that they had two television sets. In an effort to limit misconduct, coupon
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At midnight on July 31, 2009, the CECB program expired, without extension. Toward the end of July, consumers were making 35,000 requests for coupons per day, with just over half those issued being used. On July 30, though, the number of requests totalled 78,000, and on the final day, 169,000 were
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of Texas said he would introduce a bill requiring the transition to digital television "sometime in the spring", saying he wanted analog broadcasting to end on
December 31, 2006. Included in his plan was a $ 400–$ 500 million subsidy for converter boxes, which were expected to cost $ 50 each. The
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On March 24, 2009, the NTIA announced that the four-million-person waiting-list backlog had been cleared, meaning those whose coupons had expired could reapply. The NTIA estimated 17 million coupons had expired, while 25.7 million—56 percent of those issued—had been used. On April 12, Nielsen
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to receive distant stations. Signal strength meters, where available, are awkward, typically only displaying information for channels that have already been found. This is problematic, as digital signals are most often transmitted on higher frequencies or with far less power than their analog
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February 17, 2009. (This deadline later changed to June 12.) Recognizing that consumers might wish to continue receiving broadcast programming over-the-air using analog-only televisions, the Act authorized the NTIA to create a digital-to-analog converter box
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after the program reached its maximum allowed funding. Only after unredeemed coupons expire could new requests be fulfilled. By
January 7, NTIA's waiting list included just under a million requested coupons. A week later, the list had grown to two million coupons. On January 7, both
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Coupon-eligible converter boxes only tune to one channel at a time, as they only contain one digital tuner and no analog tuner. In order to watch one channel while recording another, one must have two such converter boxes, unless the recording device has its own digital TV tuner.
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were the first companies to announce plans to make the devices. After June 1, 2007, retailers could apply to sell converter boxes. Each would have to be in the NTIA's Central Contractor Registration database, and have been in the consumer-electronics business for at least a year.
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interfaces were an optionally permitted feature of coupon-eligible converter boxes, there were no subsidies for antennas. Although manufacturers could sell a converter/smart-antenna bundle, they were required to also offer the converter by itself to consumers.
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estimated that converter supplies could run out by the end of the month. Manufacturers who had halted production ahead of the original February 17, 2009 deadline were to resume converter box assembly but this new stock was not expected in stores until April.
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requests would be only be taken between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009; each coupon would be valid for three months. The consumer-education program only had a budget of $ 5 million, so the companies participating in the transition would have to help.
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for full-power TV stations was completed in mid-2009, with several stations ending analog transmissions well before the June 12, 2009 deadline. (Many transitioned on the original February 17 date.) In most cases, at least one station in each
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problems. Where the converter fails to receive a channel, an often-cumbersome manual process is usually provided; however, this requires knowledge of which frequencies each missing station is actually transmitting on, rather than the
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Responding to the CBA, the FCC and NTIA urged manufacturers to include analog support voluntarily in all converter boxes. Manufacturers responded by releasing a new generation of models with the feature. Some new
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At the time of the digital transition, the FCC did not set a deadline for existing LPTV stations to convert to digital service; however, it announced that no new analog LPTV stations would be authorized.
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Nielsen said 2.5 million homes were still incapable of receiving a digital signal two days after the deadline. On June 17, 2009, the NTIA said two million requested coupons had not yet been mailed.
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said "about 40 million coupons have been requested, but to date 16 million have been redeemed, compared with an estimated 35 million televisions that will lose a signal." Institutions, such as
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subcommittee) advocated that the February 17, 2009 analog shutoff date be postponed, due to the lack of coupons and NTIA's inability to handle the expected public enquiries. On January 8,
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received. Requests sent via mail with a postmark of July 31 or earlier were processed; about $ 300 million in funding remained. By August 5, 2009, consumers had used 33,962,696 coupons.
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broadcasts.). This allowed viewers who had not converted by the deadline to receive at least one channel that would explain the absence of the other analog channels. The half-hour
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director, said "some 40 percent of Class A and LPTV station operators believe they will have to shut down in the next year if they are not helped through the digital transition."
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Latino, low-income, elderly, and rural homes were at risk. Some residents could receive analog signals from Mexico; Mexico did not transition to digital transmission until
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cost at least $ 100, and could not be used while in motion at significant speeds (restoring this analog functionality would require broadcasters to transmit
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testing. The FCC could also test converter boxes at the NTIA's request. Among the optional features permitted, but not required, were the following:
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and satellite television subscriptions. By November 2008, 38.3 percent were planning to buy the less-costly converter boxes.
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for redemption. Barton estimated that 8 to 10 million converters would be needed.
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Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau (May 10, 2011).
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2759:"Nielsen: 98.9% of U.S. Homes Can Get DTV Signal"
2555:Hart, Kim; Whoriskey, Peter (February 15, 2009).
2257:"Forget Coupons—Are There Enough DTV Converters?"
1935:. Federal Communications Commission. May 17, 2011
1341:"In Move to Digital TV, Confusion Is in the Air"
218:Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005
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2527:"TV converter box coupons start flowing again"
1784:(Report). National Association of Broadcasters
1255:"Four Suppliers Plan To Build Converter Boxes"
1183:"Cable Households Won't Get Converter Subsidy"
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2209:. Raleigh, NC: Capitol Broadcasting Company
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1576:"Outreach Toolkit—Article: DTV and Antenna"
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160:transitioned to digital transmission
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2228:Eggerton, John (February 5, 2009).
2088:McAdams, Deborah (April 28, 2011).
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1599:"Antennas and Digital Television"
1500:"All-digital TV? Please stand by"
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1228:Davidson, Paul (March 13, 2007).
615:DTV converter boxes could earn a
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1650:. San Jose, CA. Archived from
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132:coupon-eligible converter box
2379:"Obama Signs DTV-Delay Bill"
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590:Canadian television ratings
164:analog transmissions ceased
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352:House of Representatives
295:Implementing the program
148:United States government
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680:video, IEEE-1394/iLink/
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630:Disqualifying features
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2018:Television Broadcast
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1861:on December 4, 2008
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1527:The Washington Post
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1378:on January 20, 2016
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2965:UpdateLogic
2950:Datacasting
2930:ATSC tuners
2913:Terrestrial
2832:January 13,
2626:. Gannett.
806:seeking an
696:Limitations
620:Energy Star
505:data, and
480:letterboxed
202:pay service
3565:Categories
3479:U-verse TV
3459:Sky Mexico
3454:Sky Brazil
3320:Must-carry
3315:Encryption
3296:QAM tuners
3253:transition
2955:Guide Plus
2603:August 26,
2265:. New York
1997:August 14,
1969:August 20,
1913:August 20,
1887:August 20,
1865:August 20,
1833:August 20,
1438:January 6,
1347:. New York
1194:August 12,
1166:August 12,
1075:August 12,
1023:References
808:injunction
781:line level
715:IR blaster
490:BT.500-11
399:U.S. House
364:means test
251:inner city
239:low-income
197:Joe Barton
95:Commercial
77:2009-07-31
3530:HDTV blur
3343:CableCARD
3098:full list
3000:SAFER Act
2795:August 7,
2770:August 3,
2624:USA Today
2480:August 3,
2049:and Order
1908:USA Today
1239:August 6,
1234:USA Today
812:low-power
741:mobile TV
648:satellite
395:Ed Markey
343:bank card
230:analog TV
195:chairman
66:Dissolved
3393:receiver
3068:ATSC-M/H
2858:Archived
2692:June 18,
2661:June 25,
2531:NBC News
2290:NBC News
1788:June 26,
1762:Archived
1740:June 26,
1713:June 26,
1686:June 26,
1660:Archived
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1351:June 26,
1269:June 26,
1217:(11): 4.
1138:June 26,
1101:June 26,
1049:Specific
745:ATSC-M/H
730:disaster
686:Ethernet
682:FireWire
273:vouchers
259:Treasury
247:disabled
178:groups.
138:) was a
103:Launched
3489:FibreOP
3445:DirecTV
3353:Tru2way
3183:CEA-909
2853:, with
2720:July 8,
2633:July 9,
2571:July 9,
2537:July 9,
2511:July 9,
2501:TV Week
2448:July 9,
2416:July 9,
2410:Reuters
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1939:July 7,
1747:signal.
1657:Alt URL
1603:FCC.gov
1580:DTV.gov
1028:General
802:in the
800:lawsuit
737:TV sets
684:video,
560:output.
558:S-Video
546:CEA-909
470:center
406:telecom
327:Samsung
323:Thomson
270:payment
243:elderly
182:History
144:subsidy
124:Defunct
113:2008-01
111: (
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3338:AllVid
3238:Mexico
3233:Canada
2071:(2010
1473:TVWeek
756:rotors
710:timers
607:, and
534:ad hoc
511:V-Chip
356:Senate
329:, and
3375:DVB-S
3274:Cable
3166:2160p
3154:1080p
3149:1080i
3083:E-VSB
3078:A-VSB
2076:26062
2059:(PDF)
2052:(PDF)
1782:(PPT)
1555:(PDF)
1259:TWICE
1132:(PDF)
1121:(PDF)
999:Notes
875:cable
704:Most
488:ITU-R
474:of a
414:below
331:Jasco
255:cable
85:Owner
3471:IPTV
3450:Vrio
3419:4DTV
3248:HDTV
3205:see
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