The Commerce Department would prefer to give the $40 government television subsidy to folks who stand to lose all TV reception after Feb. 17, 2009, when analog transmission will be no more. The National Telecommunication and Information Administration division of Commerce this week released its Notice of Proposed Rule

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration wants comments on its plan to administer the digital-to-analog converter box coupon program as one of the final pieces in the DTV transition.

The Consumer Electronics Association , the NAB and MSTV (Association for Maximum Service Television) filed joint comments in the proceeding on the coupon program for D-to-A converter boxes that's being managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The commenters listed five principles they

The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration today called for public comment on its proposed rules to establish a national coupon program for digital converter boxes. The program is a major step forward in the Bush Administration’s efforts to help Americans receive free over-the-

Feds release plan for distributing vouchers

The federal agency in charge of distributing subsidies for digital-to-analog converters released details of the program March 12.

Less than a month remains to comment on the government's game plan for subsidizing the gizmos intended to quell a riot come Feb. 17, 2009. The deadline for filing comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking about subsidy coupons for the digital-to-analog converter is Sept. 25. The devices are intended to keep mill

Officials of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) used a Monday news conference to recognize the NAB and its constituents for their enthusiastic support of the Digital Television Transition and the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.