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This is a message for those in the continental United States and certain other limited geographical areas under FCC jurisdiction:
What You Need To Know About The Coming Digital Television Conversion
On Tuesday, 17 February 2009, broadcast television will change. You will have to make a choice from among the following options.
1. Connect your older TV to a digital-to-analog converter box. Each U.S. household can get two $40 coupons to help pay for two digital-to-analog converter boxes. Apply for coupons online at www.DTV2009.gov or mail an application to P.O. Box 2000, Portland, Oregon 97208-2000 or fax an application to 1.877.DTV.4ME2 (1.877.388.4632) or call 1.888.DTV.2009 (1.888.388.2009) or TTY 1.877.530.2634. (Advertisements I've seen from retailers show converter boxes that do not appear to be overly-expensive, and with a coupon, one may cost you only about $25 - of course, you can buy one without having a coupon, too).
2. Buy a digital television (a television with a built-in digital tuner).
3. Subscribe to a service such as cable, satellite TV, or internet TV.
4. Do nothing. If you have an analog TV (one with an antennae or 'rabbit ears'), and you do not choose one of the above options, you will receive no picture and no sound on your TV, other than static. Be aware that you can live without TV and its undesirable side effects, which may include but is not limited to brain rot, expansion of your midsection and posterior, pessimism, boredom-itus, apathy, muscle disuse atrophy, paranoia, gotta-have-that-itus, flunk-out-of-school-and-become-a-hobo-itus, can't-stay-awake-during-the-day-at-work-fuzzy-brain-and-so-lost-my-job-in-a-down-economy syndrome, and unrealistic expectations. Based upon the preceding, you may decide to ban television from your home and your life forever, for which you would so-richly-deserve a shiny gold star.
The incoming Presidential administration may seek an extension of the 17 February deadline, but no assurance has been given as yet.
For more information, go to www.DTV.gov or call 1.888.CALL.FCC (Voice), which is numerically 1.888.225.5322 (Voice); or call 1.888.TELL.FCC(TTY), which is numerically 1.888.835.5322 (TTY).
This message has been brought to you courtesy of A Missing Persons Group...Because Hope Has No Expiration Date [ to go there, click here: www.dailystrength.org/groups/missing-persons ] and A Laughter Club...Entertain Your Brain [ to go there, click here: www.dailystrength.org/groups/laughterclub ] Pass it on - please feel free to forward this information and share it with others.
Think happy thoughts, put your smile on, and have the best imaginable day!
Ever Best Regards,
Beaumont
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This is a message for those in the continental United States and certain other limited geographical areas under FCC jurisdiction:
What You Need To Know About The Coming Digital Television Conversion
On Tuesday, 17 February 2009, broadcast television will change. You will have to make a choice from among the following options.
1. Connect your older TV to a digital-to-analog converter box. Each U.S. household can get two $40 coupons to help pay for two digital-to-analog converter boxes. Apply for coupons online at www.DTV2009.gov or mail an application to P.O. Box 2000, Portland, Oregon 97208-2000 or fax an application to 1.877.DTV.4ME2 (1.877.388.4632) or call 1.888.DTV.2009 (1.888.388.2009) or TTY 1.877.530.2634. (Advertisements I've seen from retailers show converter boxes that do not appear to be overly-expensive, and with a coupon, one may cost you only about $25 - of course, you can buy one without having a coupon, too).
2. Buy a digital television (a television with a built-in digital tuner).
3. Subscribe to a service such as cable, satellite TV, or internet TV.
4. Do nothing. If you have an analog TV (one with an antennae or 'rabbit ears'), and you do not choose one of the above options, you will receive no picture and no sound on your TV, other than static. Be aware that you can live without TV and its undesirable side effects, which may include but is not limited to brain rot, expansion of your midsection and posterior, pessimism, boredom-itus, apathy, muscle disuse atrophy, paranoia, gotta-have-that-itus, flunk-out-of-school-and-become-a-hobo-itus, can't-stay-awake-during-the-day-at-work-fuzzy-brain-and-so-lost-my-job-in-a-down-economy syndrome, and unrealistic expectations. Based upon the preceding, you may decide to ban television from your home and your life forever, for which you would so-richly-deserve a shiny gold star.
The incoming Presidential administration may seek an extension of the 17 February deadline, but no assurance has been given as yet.
For more information, go to www.DTV.gov or call 1.888.CALL.FCC (Voice), which is numerically 1.888.225.5322 (Voice); or call 1.888.TELL.FCC(TTY), which is numerically 1.888.835.5322 (TTY).
This message has been brought to you courtesy of A Missing Persons Group...Because Hope Has No Expiration Date [ to go there, click here: www.dailystrength.org/groups/missing-persons ] and A Laughter Club...Entertain Your Brain [ to go there, click here: www.dailystrength.org/groups/laughterclub ] Pass it on - please feel free to forward this information and share it with others.
Think happy thoughts, put your smile on, and have the best imaginable day!
Ever Best Regards,
Beaumont
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
Are you ready for the transition to digital television that will take place on February 17, 2009? Visit the Consumer Electronics Association at www.digitaltips.org or call 1.888.225.5322.
Has anyone heard news on whether there will be an extension of the deadline date?
The U.S. switch to digital television signals will be delayed four months until June under legislation that cleared Congress Wednesday and now goes go President Barack Obama for his signature into law.
Obama supports the delay, sharing concerns that 20 million mostly poor, elderly, and rural households were not ready for the congressionally mandated switch.
The bill delaying the changeover to June 12 from February 17 cleared the House of Representatives in a 264 to 158 vote and followed Senate passage last month.
About 13 million people hold expired $40 coupons the government was providing to offset the costs of converter boxes needed for older televisions, according to the Consumers Union. The government ran out of coupons last month and millions of requests for coupons are pending.
"We believe it is irresponsible to ask mostly rural, or elderly consumers to reach into their own pockets to deal with this transition when many folks, including the federal government, are making a profit," said Joel Kelsey, a policy analyst at Consumers Union.
Airwaves to be vacated by television broadcasters after the switch were purchased mostly by AT&T and Verizon Communications in an auction that raised about $19 billion for the U.S. Government.
Both companies agreed to a short one-time delay and their licenses will be extended under the bill.
For the most part, only viewers with older sets that receive broadcast analog signals and do not get cable or satellite television, must act to prevent their screens from going black after the switch.
It is important to note that in some areas, broadcasters may go ahead with the earlier transition date of February 17 to make the changeover because they have already signed contracts for the installation of new equipment onto their broadcast towers. Rescheduling the installations would cost them a significant amount of money.
Please tell us how the transition has gone in your area.