The Senate unanimously voted to delay the DTV Transition from February 17, 2009 to June12,2009 due to the number of people who are still not ready for the transition. The converter box coupon program has run out of money to issue $40 coupons with and is now only issuing coupons as older, unused coupons expire freeing up more money. There are currently 2.6 million coupon requests on a waiting list for the $40 coupons, issued by the federal government.
“Gene Kimmelman, vice president for federal policy at Consumers Union, argues that millions of Americans, particularly low-income and elderly viewers, will pay the price because “the government has failed to deliver the converter boxes these people deserve just to keep watching free, over-the-air broadcast signals.”
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