What is the NTIA “Coupon-Eligible Converter Box” (CECB) program?
Because millions of households rely on antennas for all or some of their TV viewing, the Congress, when it enacted the DTV Transition law, set aside considerable funding for a program of “Coupon-Eligible Converter Boxes,” to be administered by an agency of the Department of Commerce, the NTIA. The TV Converter Box Coupon Program benefits households wishing to continue using their analog TV sets after February 17, 2009. The law requires the NTIA to make available, to each U.S. household, up to two $40 electronic coupons that can be used at participating retailers toward the purchase of converter boxes that will convert digital TV broadcasts to analog signals that can be received by the older conventional TVs. These coupons will be available only from the NTIA, but applications to obtain them will be widely available. For more information, please visit www.dtv2009.gov. Applications are available in Best Buy stores or may be downloaded here. The coupons may only be used to purchase coupon
