According to the announcement by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which is part of the Commerce Department, those placed on the list will receive their coupons on a first-come-first-served basis as funds become available.
The NTIA reached its funding limit just after the new year, the announcement said.
“Households need to consider all of their options and act now to be prepared for the February 17 transition to digital television,” the NTIA's acting administrator, Meredith Attwell Baker, said in the announcement. “We are working with Congress, the incoming Administration and other stakeholders to ensure everyone is prepared for the transition and no one is left in the dark.”
The Gov't needs to reissue the 42% of coupons that have expired and were not used. In retail thats what they call brackage so they don't have to pay. The Gov't made big bucks selling the air ways to cell phone companys , they need to look out for the many older customers that $40 is the difference between a bag of food or a converter box.
HELP THE LITTLE GUY