Digital Television Transition
Digital Television Transition

Author: United States Accounting Office (GAO)

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-16

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781719189798

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Digital Television Transition: Preliminary Information on Initial Consumer Education Efforts

Digital Television Transition
Digital Television Transition

Author: Mark L. Goldstein

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 1437906516

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The Digital Television (DTV) Transition and Public Safety Act requires all full-power TV stations in the U.S. to cease analog broadcasting by Feb. 17, 2009. Low-power stations are not required to cease analog transmissions and most will continue broadcasting in analog. Fed. law also requires the National Telecomm. and Info. Admin. to subsidize consumers¿ purchases of digital-to-analog converter boxes. This testimony provides info. on: (1) technical and coord. issues facing full-power broadcast stations as they transition to digital; (2) issues pertaining to low-power broadcasting and how they affect consumers; and (3) the extent to which Amer. households are aware of the DTV transition and likely to utilize the converter box subsidy program.

Digital TV Transition
Digital TV Transition

Author: Mark L. Goldstein

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-03

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 1437909841

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The Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 requires all full-power TV stations in the U.S. to cease analog broadcasting after Feb. 17, 2009, known as the digital television (DTV) transition. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is responsible for implementing a subsidy program to provide households with up to two $40 coupons toward the purchase of converter boxes. This report examines: (1) what consumer education efforts have been undertaken by private and fed. stakeholders; and (2) how effective NTIA has been in implementing the converter box subsidy program, and to what extent consumers are participating in the program. Includes recommendations. Illustrations.

Digital Television
Digital Television

Author: Mark L. Goldstein

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9781604566932

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On 17 February 2009, federal law requires all full-power television stations in the United States to cease analogue broadcasting, enabling the government to reclaim valuable spectrum that the broadcasters currently use for analogue broadcasts. This change, often referred to as the digital television (DTV) transition, requires action by broadcasters and consumers to ensure broadcast television signals are still available and viewable. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) created a program to subsidise consumers' purchases of digital-to-analogue converter boxes. After the transition, households with analogue sets that rely on over-the-air broadcast signals must take action or they will lose television service, but some households might not be aware of this potential disruption.

Telecommunications and Media Issues
Telecommunications and Media Issues

Author: Charles E. Pletson

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9781604562941

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In a society predicated on information, the media has a pervasive presence. From government policy to leisure television, the information age touches us all. The papers collected in this book constitute some of today's leading analyses of the information industry. Together, these essays represent a needed foundation for understanding the present state and future development of the mass media. Current trends in telecommunications as well as media impact on public opinion are presented.