Tuesday, January 06, 2009

$40 vouchers for DTV conversion in jeopardy


KSBY-TV

updated 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Reported by: Bethany Tucker

The federal government has run out of money to help people purchase digital converter boxes for their televisions.


Starting February 17 television stations will switch to a digital signal. Anyone using an antennae will have to get a converter for their TV.

The federal government had been mailing out $40 vouchers to help people pay for the boxes which run between $40 and $80.

But, because so many people have requested the coupons the government has run out of money to cover those vouchers.

Anyone who applied after January 4 will be put on a waiting list until more funds become available.





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