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NTIA Now Accepting Requests For Converter Box Coupons
The NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) is NOW accepting requests for two $ 40 coupons per household to be used toward the purchase of the DTV converter boxes.
To request a coupon, consumers can apply online at http://www.dtv2009.gov.
The government also has set up a 24-hour hotline to take requests, 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009).
Countdown to Digital TV
Note the date: Feb. 17, 2009
Americans with older, analog televisions, which receive signals by antenna, must switch to digital by February 17, 2009. Subscribers to cable or satellite service should ask their providers if they need special equipment for digital reception. If you don't buy a digital model, a converter box will change the digital signals back to analog. The boxes range from $ 50 to $ 75 each, but starting January 1, 2008, U.S. households may request up to two $ 40 coupons, to apply to the purchase of the boxes. For more information, go to http://www.dtv.gov or call 1.888.225.5322.
Click here for more digital television information
WXEL Privacy Policy
Nothing is more important to us than protecting the private information of our visitors. From the wxel.org and pbs.org homepages to more than 150,000 pages of content produced by our affiliates, the "wxel.org" and "pbs.org" domain remain a safehaven. All PBS-affiliated web sites adhere to a strict policy for ensuring the privacy of your—and your children's—personally identifiable information (such as full name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and/or other identifiable information) and preserving the integrity of this online medium.
Gathering and Use of Information
We will not collect personally identifiable information from you, other than what you supply to us on a voluntary basis.
In order to participate in some activities, you might be asked to provide some personally identifiable information. This could be in connection with the following:
contest or sweepstakes registration
subscription registration for sites or services which require subscription (such as e-mail newsletters)
requests for membership information to local television stations
content submissions, community postings (i.e., forums or bulletin boards), comments and suggestions, or voting
WXEL Online will not willfully disclose your personal information to any third party without first receiving your permission.
wxel.org may use your personally identifiable information for activities explained above, for internal and marketing promotional purposes.
We will always explain the extent of its use at the time you are asked to provide personal information. If you do not want this information to be collected or used by us for these purposes, you can simply "opt out." Under certain circumstances, opting out may
prevent your participation in activities for which personal information is needed, as in contests.
