NTIA Chief: Converter Box Program Working

The federal government has spent $20 million to date to help consumers defray the retail cost of devices that convert over-the-air digital TV signals to the decades-old analog format, a Department of Commerce official said Monday. “The program in on track and we are thrilled,” said Meredith Attwell Baker, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information. Congress established a $1.5 billion program that allows each household to apply for one or two $40 government coupons. After receiving their credit card-like coupons in the mail, consumers may use them at retail outlets like Best Buy and Wal-Mart Stores to buy converter boxes, which cost about $50 to $60 each.
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