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tal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 early proposals 1 2 digital transition and public safety act of 2005 1 3 implementing the program 2 specifications toggle specifications subsection 2 1 absolute requirements 2 2 optional features 2 3 disqualifying features 2 4 limitations 3 low power television concerns 4 end of subsidies toggle end of subsidies subsection 4 1 dtv delay act 4 2 completing the transition 5 notes 6 references 7 external links toggle the table of contents coupon eligible converter box add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from cecb us dtv conversion program tv converter box coupon program website type u s federal government available in english spanish and portion of other languages dissolved july 31 2009 17 years ago 2009 07 31 owner national telecommunications and information administration commercial no launched january 2008 18 years ago 2008 01 current status defunct a coupon eligible converter box cecb was a digital television adapter that met eligibility specifications for subsidy coupons from the united states government the subsidy program was enacted to provide terrestrial television viewers with an affordable way to continue receiving free digital terrestrial television services after the nation s television service transitioned to digital transmission and analog transmissions ceased the specification was developed by the national telecommunications and information administration ntia with input from the broadcast and consumer electronics industries as well as public interest groups history edit early proposals edit in march 2005 united states house commerce committee chairman joe barton of texas said he would introduce a bill requiring the transition to digital television sometime in the spring saying he wanted analog broadcasting to end on december 31 2006 included in his plan was a 400 500 million subsidy for converter boxes which were expected to cost 50 each the subsidies were intended only for people who could not afford a pay service such as cable or satellite television each home would receive a rebate coupon for one box which could be mailed to the united states treasury for redemption barton estimated that 8 to 10 million converters would be needed 1 digital transition and public safety act of 2005 edit the united states digital transition and public safety act of 2005 part of the deficit reduction act of 2005 required that the federal communications commission fcc direct all full power television stations to cease analog tv broadcasting before midnight on february 17 2009 this deadline later changed to june 12 recognizing that consumers might wish to continue receiving broadcast programming over the air using analog only televisions the act authorized the ntia to create a digital to analog converter box assistance program consumer education plans for the subsidy program were targeted to low income elderly disabled inner city immigrant and rural americans because these groups were more likely to use an antenna instead of cable or satellite television 2 the act also established a new treasury fund known as the digital television transition and public safety fund it directed the fcc to deposit the receipts from the spectrum auction of the returned analog television frequencies into the fund the act directed the ntia to implement and administer a program through which eligible us households could obtain a maximum of two coupons actually payment vouchers of 40 each to be applied towards the purchase of a digital to analog converter box the act defines the term converter box to mean a stand alone device that does not contain features or functions except those necessary to enable a consumer to convert any channel broadcast in the digital television service into a format that the consumer can display on television receivers designed to receive and display signals only in the analog television service but may also include a remote control device the act however did not define eligible household 3 as of april 2006 20 million people some with more than one set received only over the air tv when the number of people subscribing to cable or satellite who also had tvs that only used an antenna an estimated 70 million tvs would need upgrading 4 implementing the program edit in 2006 the ntia let people see its plan for distributing coupons and comment on it the plan prohibited people with cable or satellite service from requesting coupons in order to get two coupons consumers had to state that they had two television sets in an effort to limit misconduct coupon requests would be only be taken between january 1 2008 and march 31 2009 each coupon would be valid for three months the consumer education program only had a budget of 5 million so the companies participating in the transition would have to help 5 on march 12 2007 the ntia held a news conference to announce the standards for the converter boxes and the requirements for receiving coupons with the standards established manufacturing could begin and the ntia could select a company to send out coupons 6 with 1 5 billion in funding the coupons would account for only half of the 73 million analog tvs not using a pay service including 18 million in homes having only over the air tv reception the commerce department had no plans to make coupons available only to the poor coupons could be requested by phone mail or online 7 at first anyone would be able to apply even for those who had one or more tvs connected to cable or satellite the ntia set the standards for the converter box based on what manufacturers and broadcasters wanted lg electronics thomson samsung and jasco were the first companies to announce plans to make the devices after june 1 2007 retailers could apply to sell converter boxes each would have to be in the ntia s central contractor registration database and have been in the consumer electronics business for at least a year 8 an example of the ntia converter box 40 subsidy coupon which is in the form of a bank card that can only be used as payment for a converter box purchase to implement the coupon program the act authorized ntia to use up to 990 million from the fund including 100 million for program administration those funds supported an initial non contingent program that was available to all requesting households ntia was also authorized to spend up to 1 5 billion for the program including 160 million for administration if the initial 990 million were insufficient to fulfill the non contingent coupon requests in that case a contingent fund would be available for us households not serviced by cable or satellite 9 if the funds were insufficient the committee on energy and commerce of the house of representatives and the committee on commerce science and transportation of the senate would be notified an initial funding of 990 million was expected to allow all us households an opportunity to apply for the coupons which expired 90 days after they were mailed after that money was used up 510 million in additional funds was available to households that stated they did not already subscribe to cable or satellite television services neither allotment had a means test 9 the ntia planned to start processing coupon requests a year before the original transition date of february 17 2009 2 4 million people had applied for 4 7 million coupons out of an estimated 13 million homes that still received television with an antenna 10 by the end of 2008 the new york times said about 40 million coupons have been requested but to date 16 million have been redeemed compared with an estimated 35 million televisions that will lose a signal 11 institutions such as retirement homes were initially excluded from the program while this was partially remedied to allow one coupon per retirement home resident citation needed prisons 12 homeless shelters 13 and residential hotels remained disqualified from the coupon program on january 4 2009 the ntia began placing coupon requests on a waiting list after the program reached its maximum allowed funding only after unredeemed coupons expire could new requests be fulfilled 14 by january 7 ntia s waiting list included just under a million requested coupons a week later the list had grown to two million coupons 15 on january 7 both consumers union and representative ed markey of massachusetts who headed the u s house energy and commerce committee s telecom subcommittee advocated that the february 17 2009 analog shutoff date be postponed due to the lack of coupons and ntia s inability to handle the expected public enquiries 16 on january 8 president elect barack obama s transition team contacted key legislators to express support for a delay largely because of problems funding coupons for converters 17 18 the delay passed early in february see below specifications edit the ntia specification is arranged in three categories describing required permitted and disqualifying features absolute requirements edit a digital tv converter box the following features were required but could be provided by the box in various ways coupon eligible converter boxes had to convert all atsc digital formats to the traditional ntsc analog system used by analog us television sets the box needed to output radio frequency signals compatible with a television s antenna input composite video and stereo audio it had to include a remote control and be compatible with universal remotes the units had to support both a 4 3 center crop of a 16 9 transmitted image and a letterboxed rendition of a 16 9 transmitted image the video outputs had to produce video at an itu r bt 500 11 quality scale of grade 4 or higher various technical performance parameters for the digital tuner were also specified the boxes were required to decode emergency alert system eas messages closed captioning data and parental control v chip descriptors and to decode the program and system information protocol psip data from the digital transmission using it to provide the user with tuned channel and program information cecbs could not consume more than an average of 2 watts of power when not in use when there was no video or audio display they had to provide an automatic power down option that could put the unit in standby mode when it hadn t received any commands for a period of time optional features edit manufacturers could self certify compliance with these requirements but had to provide test results and two units to the ntia for ad hoc testing the fcc could also test converter boxes at the ntia s request among the optional features permitted but not required were the following support for a smart antenna through the use of the cea 909 antenna control interface the manufacturer could optionally provide a promotional package discount for the combination of a smart antenna and a cecb multichannel television sound btsc stereo at the rf output s video output analog passthrough as needed for lptv broadcast translator and foreign signal reception electronic program guide software updates support for the canadian television ratings system allowing the manufacturer to sell the same device in canada support for secondary audio channels such as foreign languages or descriptive video service 19 while an outdoor antenna is required for adequate digital reception in most locations beyond 10 25 miles 16 40 km from tv transmitters and smart antenna interfaces were an optionally permitted feature of coupon eligible converter boxes 20 there were no subsidies for antennas although manufacturers could sell a converter smart antenna bundle they were required to also offer the converter by itself to consumers 21 dtv converter boxes could earn a united states environmental protection agency energy star label if they consume no more than eight watts of electricity while operating no more than one watt while in standby mode and if they automatically power down after four hours of inactivity 22 disqualifying features edit some features disqualified a converter box from coupon eligibility such as high definition video output and built in dvr functionality digital cable and satellite set top boxes that incorporate a digital tuner were also disqualified certain output features were prohibited from coupon eligible devices component video vga rgb dvi hdmi usb video ieee 1394 ilink firewire video ethernet video and ieee 802 11 wifi video outputs 9 limitations edit coupon eligible converter boxes only tune to one channel at a time as they only contain one digital tuner and no analog tuner in order to watch one channel while recording another one must have two such converter boxes unless the recording device has its own digital tv tuner most video recorders were also unable to change channels under control of built in timers when using a converter as channel selection was then handled by the converter 23 some converter boxes have a programmable timer which the user could program to match the recording schedule of their vcr then the converter s tuner will change to the appropriate channel at the time the vcr needs to record this requires a separate box for the vcr or the viewer will have to watch what is being recorded another less common option is an ir blaster which a recorder can use to control an external tuner like a cable set top box or converter box however older devices with ir blasters may not be fully compatible with digital subchannels the converter box may require the use of a or button to specify the subchannel which the pre digital recorder may not know how to transmit some older tivo brand digital recorders received software updates specifically to control digital converter boxes via the tivo s included ir blaster 24 small battery operated portable televisions while valuable in time of disaster are generally poorly suited to digital conversion while at least one cecb winegard s rcdt09a is operable from an external battery pack 25 the combination of television converter external antenna and power supply limits portability 26 as of 2009 update portable digital lcd tv sets cost at least 100 and could not be used while in motion at significant speeds restoring this analog functionality would require broadcasters to transmit mobile tv via the separate atsc m h standard which would in itself require new tuners the inability of some boxes to add new digital channels without a full re scan deleting 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