Consumer Affairs, April 23, 2008
By Martin H. Bosworth

Consumers Union is calling on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Congress to address the problem of the 90-day expiration date on the government-issued coupons that help consumers buy digital converter boxes.

Currently, the $40 government coupons expire 90 days after issue, with no option of replacement or reissue.

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