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  </script><body><table align=left border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=665><tbody><tr><td valign=top width=165><a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/> <img alt="NTIA Home"align=left border=0 height=147 src=../IMAGES/logoback1.gif width=140> </a><td width=500><a href=../otiahome/dtv/index.html> <img alt="Digital TV Transition & Public Safety Home"border=0 height=105 src=../IMAGES/logoback1.gif width=500> </a><td width=150> <tr><td align=left valign=top width=165><a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/> <img alt="NTIA Home"align=left border=0 height=80 src=../IMAGES/logoback1.gif width=140> </a><td class=Maintext rowspan=2 valign=top width=500><span class=Headline>  TV Converter Box Coupon Program  </span> <br> <br>  <p class=Headline><i> <font color=#ef2d24> <b> Please note </b> </font> </i> <font color=#ef2d24> <b> : the last day to apply for a coupon or file an appeal was July 31, 2009. </b> </font></p> <p>The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) administers the TV Converter Box Coupon Program (Coupon Program), as authorized in the <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/dtv/PL_109_171_TitleIII.pdf> Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 </a> .</p> Between January 1, 2008, and July 31, 2009, all U.S. households were eligible to request up to two coupons, worth $40 each, to be used toward the purchase of up to two digital-to-analog converter boxes. For more details on the federal regulations, please see the <a href=rules.html> TV Converter Box Coupon Program Rules </a> . <p><b> <a href=reports.html> All weekly status reports for the TV Converter Box Coupon Program </a> </b> are available online, which include the number of applications and coupons requested to date. Also see <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/press/press_dtv_background.html> <b> TV Converter Box Coupon Program: Background and Statistics </b> </a> .</p> <p><a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports/2010/DTVReport_Outsidethebox.pdf> <strong> Outside the Box - The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program </strong> </a> : This report describes the challenges NTIA faced in administering the TV Converter Coupon Program and the solutions developed to address those issues. (Acrobat PDF 2.8 MB)</p> <p>Low Power, Class A and Translator TV stations are not required to transition to digital broadcasting on June 12, 2009. <br> • <a href=lowpowerTV.html> Frequently-Asked Questions for Viewers of Translators and Low Power Stations </a> <br> • <a href=http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/DTVandLPTV.html> FCC Consumer Advisory on the DTV Transition and LPTV/Class A/Translator Stations </a></p> <p>For details on the rulemaking process, see the program's <a href=rules.html> Rules </a> . </p><tr align=left><td background=../IMAGES/dtvback_col.jpg valign=top width=165> <table border=0 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 class=Navmain width=161><tbody><tr onmouseout=style.backgroundColor='#E1E0E8' onmouseover=style.backgroundColor='#CCCCCC';><td valign=top width=18><img height=8 src=pointer.gif width=7><td onclick=MM_goToURL('parent','index.html') valign=top width=127><a href=index.html> Home </a><tr onmouseout=style.backgroundColor='#E1E0E8' onmouseover=style.backgroundColor='#CCCCCC';><td valign=top width=18><img height=8 src=pointer.gif width=7><td onclick=MM_goToURL('parent','reports.html') valign=top width=127><a href=reports.html> Reports </a><tr onmouseout=style.backgroundColor='#E1E0E8' onmouseover=style.backgroundColor='#CCCCCC';><td valign=top><img height=8 src=pointer.gif width=7><td onclick=MM_goToURL('parent','rules.html') valign=top><a href=rules.html> Rules </a><tr onmouseout=style.backgroundColor='#E1E0E8' onmouseover=style.backgroundColor='#CCCCCC';><td valign=top><img height=8 src=pointer.gif width=7><td onclick=MM_goToURL('parent','rfp.html') valign=top><a href=rfp.html> Administration </a></table> <hr noshade size=1 width=158> <table border=0 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 class=Navmain width=160><tbody><tr onmouseout=style.backgroundColor='#E1E0E8' onmouseover=style.backgroundColor='#CCCCCC';><td valign=top><img height=8 src=pointer.gif width=7><td class=nav onclick=MM_goToURL('parent','../otiahome/dtv/index.html') valign=top><a href=../otiahome/dtv/index.html> Digital TV & Public Safety Act Home </a><tr onmouseout=style.backgroundColor='#E1E0E8' onmouseover=style.backgroundColor='#CCCCCC';><td valign=top><img height=8 src=pointer.gif vspace=2 width=7><td onclick=MM_goToURL('parent','../ntiahome/press/pressindex.html') valign=top><a href=../ntiahome/press/press_dtv.html> Press Releases </a><tr onmouseout=style.backgroundColor='#E1E0E8' onmouseover=style.backgroundColor='#CCCCCC';><td valign=top><img height=8 src=pointer.gif vspace=2 width=7><td onclick=MM_goToURL('parent','../otiahome/staff.htm') valign=top><a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/staff.htm> Contact Us </a></table> <hr noshade size=1 width=158> <p class=Navinfo>   <b> More Information </b> <br>  • <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/additlinks.htm> Additional Links </a> <br>  • <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/priv616.htm> Privacy Policy </a> <br>  • <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/occ/foia.html> FOIA Information </a> <br>  • <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/occ/ntiaiqguidelines_09252002.htm> Information Quality </a> <br>  • <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/accessibility.html> Accessibility </a> <br>  • <a href=http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html> Adobe Acrobat Reader </a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <tr><td valign=top width=165> <td width=500><p><span class=Navfooter1> <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/> Home </a> | <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports.html> Publications </a> | <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/index.html> Newsroom </a> | <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/opadhome/opadhome.html> Policy </a> | <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/oiahome/oiahome.html> International </a> | <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/osmhome.html> Spectrum </a> | <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/otiahome.html> Grants </a> | <a href=http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/> Research </a> </span> <span class=Navfooter2>      <a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/> National Telecommunications and Information Administration </a> , <a href=http://www.commerce.gov/> U.S. Department of Commerce </a> <br> 1401 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20230 </span></p></table><a href=http://www.ntia.doc.gov/> </a><a href=../otiahome/dtv/index.html> </a>