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TV Converter Box Coupon Program Statistics and Background

Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA Awards $2.7 Million to National Association of Area Agencies on Aging to Help Seniors Transition to Digital TV: NTIA announced today an award of $2.7 million to the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) to help seniors transition to digital television through the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.  Full-power TV broadcasters switch from analog to 100 percent digital broadcasts after February 17, 2009. (Print version Acrobat PDF 27 Kb)
Posted: 11-18-2008

Press Release: Secretary Gutierrez Urges Action in the Three Months Before Digital Transition Conclusion: U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez released a statement on the three-month mark before all full-power TV broadcasters will switch from analog to 100 percent digital broadcasts on February 17, 2009, that encourages all households using antennas with analog TVs to take action.
Posted: 11-17-2008

Federal Register Notice: Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting: NTIA announced a public meeting of the Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee), which provides advice to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information on spectrum management matters, on December 4, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, at the United States Department of
Commerce in Washington, DC.
Posted: 11-13-2008

Press Release: Commerce’s NTIA Releases TV Converter Box Coupon Program Request Rate by TV Market with 100 Days Until Digital TV Transition Concludes: NTIA today announced updated participation rates by television market and that 62 percent of all over-the-air households, those that rely on an antenna for broadcast TV, have requested coupons from the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. 
• Over-the-Air Household Participation Rates by Designated Market Area (DMA) (Print version Acrobat PDF 38 Kb)
• Press Release (Print version Acrobat PDF 29 Kb)
Posted 11-10-2008

Press Release: NTIA Seeks Public Comments for the Deployment of Security Technology Within the Internet Domain Name System: NTIA is inviting comments regarding Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) implementation at the root zone. Comments are due on November 24, 2008.
• Press Release: Print version (Acrobat PDF 24 Kb)
• Federal Register: Notice of Inquiry (Acrobat PDF 69 Kb)
• DNS Security Supporting Materials
Posted 10-09-2008

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Recent Speeches and Presentations

Speech: Preparing for the DTV Transition in Rural America: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker discussed Preparing for the DTV Transition in Rural America at the 142nd Annual Convention of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in Cromwell, Connecticut, on November 14, 2008
Posted: 11-14-2008

Speech: Ten Years Out…Celebrating Accomplishments and Preparing for New Challenges: NTIA Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker speech at the 33rd Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Cairo. (Acrobat PDF 32 Kb)
Posted 11-6-2008

Speech: French-EU Presidency Conference: Internet of Things - Internet of the Future: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker presented the Plenary Session Keynote Speech on the overview on the Challenges of International Cooperation at the French-EU Presidency Conference: Internet of Things - Internet of the Future on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, in Nice, France.
Posted 10-08-2008

Speech: Maximum Service Television Conference: Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Attwell Baker provides an update on the TV Converter Box Coupon Program at the Maximum Service Television (MSTV) 22nd Annual Fall Television Conference on Monday, September 22, 2008, in Washington, DC.
Posted 09-24-2008