Getting Educated About Digital Television
October 1, 2007, 8:32pm
Come February 2009, the analog signals that Americans have used for decades to watch broadcasts will go dark as the long-planned transition to digital signals is completed. That means people without analog-based sets and cable or satellite subscriptions will not be able to watch their favorite shows — unless they get boxes that will convert analog signals to digital reception.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration will play a key role in making sure those conversions happen. The agency is in charge of a congressionally sanctioned coupon program to help consumers offset the costs of those converter boxes, as well as a program to educate consumers about the digital switchover.
NTIA chief John Kneuer discusses the transition and his agency’s role in educating the public about it in this C-SPAN interview:
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