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Outside the Box: The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program.

PB2011104357

Publication Date	2009
Page Count	32
Abstract	The United States government's novel TV Converter Box Coupon Program (Coupon Program) was pivotal in assisting the nation's conversion from analog to digital television. The Coupon Program provided information about the digital transition and distributed coupons to defray part of the cost of TV converter boxes which were used to allow older analog TV sets to work with digital TV broadcasts.
Keywords	Television systems Digital systems Digital to analog converters Conversions United States government Consumer products Retail Accountability Flexibility Case studies Participation Converter box Coupons
Source Agency	Department of Commerce--General
Corporate Authors	National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Washington, DC.; Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201108

Outside the Box: The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program.

Outside the Box: The Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
PB2011104357

Publication Date	2009
Page Count	32
Abstract	The United States government's novel TV Converter Box Coupon Program (Coupon Program) was pivotal in assisting the nation's conversion from analog to digital television. The Coupon Program provided information about the digital transition and distributed coupons to defray part of the cost of TV converter boxes which were used to allow older analog TV sets to work with digital TV broadcasts.
Keywords	Television systems Digital systems Digital to analog converters Conversions United States government Consumer products Retail Accountability Flexibility Case studies Participation Converter box Coupons
Source Agency	Department of Commerce--General
Corporate Authors	National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Washington, DC.; Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201108