Smokey
03-16-2007, 06:07 PM
Department of Commerce on Monday (Mar 12th) unveiled its plan to help subsidize the switchover from analog.
In the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) plan, each household can claim two $40 coupons that they then can use toward the purchase of a set-top box that can translate digital signals so television shows can be viewed on analog TVs.
Under the NTIA, every household would be eligible for the coupons until slightly less than $1 billion is spent. When and if that money gets used up, another $510 million will be set aside for those consumers who don't subscribe to either cable or satellite.
It is estimated that about 20 million people still get programming over the air, and another 15 million may subscribe to cable or satellite but still have other TV sets in their house that use an antenna.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/tc_nm/digital_dc;_ylt=AiCMv5MOurCoNbdpAVMCt54jtBAF
In the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) plan, each household can claim two $40 coupons that they then can use toward the purchase of a set-top box that can translate digital signals so television shows can be viewed on analog TVs.
Under the NTIA, every household would be eligible for the coupons until slightly less than $1 billion is spent. When and if that money gets used up, another $510 million will be set aside for those consumers who don't subscribe to either cable or satellite.
It is estimated that about 20 million people still get programming over the air, and another 15 million may subscribe to cable or satellite but still have other TV sets in their house that use an antenna.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/tc_nm/digital_dc;_ylt=AiCMv5MOurCoNbdpAVMCt54jtBAF