Got An Expired DTV Coupon? Try Again
Published: March 25, 2009
NEW YORK—People who got digital TV converter box coupons but let them expire can now apply for new ones.
The recent stimulus package put more money into the coupon program, letting the National Telecommunications and Information Administration give households with expired coupons a second chance.
Each household can apply for two $40 coupons that cover most of the cost of converter boxes. While 26 million coupons have been redeemed, 17 million expired at the end of their three-month life span.
The government also has cleared the wait list that built up after funding for the coupons dried up in January. That problem led Congress to delay the shutdown of analog TV broadcasts by four months, to June 12.
After then, older TVs that aren’t hooked up to cable or satellite feeds will need converter boxes.
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No, don’t try again! If you had a coupon and did nothing with it during its 3 month lifespan you are part of the problem. You are not worthy of my misspent tax dollars! So STOP! Hang up that phone! Exit that government website and go out and play in traffic! Congress’ decision to delay the switch until June 12, 2009 was misguided and only delays the inevitable loss of TV signal you and others like you so richly deserve. Again - do not apply again!
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