NTIA

FCC's Martin Worried About DTV Vouchers

Stevie Converse — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:42:49 -0700

Hill Keeps DTV on Front Burner

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:53:18 -0700

Dingell Continues to Push NTIA

Stevie Converse — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:46:28 -0700

NTIA Will Not Seek Additional DTV Coupon Money

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:07:38 -0700

Martin Favors Renewable DTV Coupons

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:36:22 -0700

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said that, as a consumer-friendly policy, he would favor allowing viewers to reapply for coupons good for $40 toward the purchase of a DTV-to-analog converter box. The boxes will be required for analog-only TV sets to continue to receive a DTV signal after the transition to digital in February 2009.

Low-Power Broadcasters Worried about DTV Transition

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:32:39 -0700

When the digital transition occurs in February, viewers who get their signals from low-power stations and translators may find themselves in the dark.

An executive with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) told the heads of a dozen state broadcast associations in a conference call two weeks ago that it is hard to find DTV-to-analog converter boxes that pass through an analog signal.

NAB Wants Eyes on Wilmington DTV Switch

Stevie Converse — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:51:28 -0700

The National Association of Broadcasters wants to make sure that the government is paying sufficient attention to the potential problems with its Wilmington, N.C., test of the switch to digital TV.

Digital TV Time Bomb -- Hiding the Whole Picture from the American Public

Stevie Converse — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:33:00 -0700

There's a deep, dark secret that no one is talking about. On February 17, 2009, the country's estimated 13 million over-the-air TV viewers will no longer receive the current analog picture because stations across the country will convert their signal to digital.

FCC Hires Ethically Challenged Ketchum to Educate Public on DTV Transition

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:17:38 -0700

There are times when killing the messenger -- or rather the messaging consultant -- might be the best thing for everyone involved.

Consumers Having Problems with Digital TV Converter Coupons

Stevie Converse — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:33:57 -0700

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.