Unprepared Families Must Act Now to Be Ready for Digital Television on June 12th

Today, with only 11 days left until the digital television transition, DTV Assistance Centers and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF) are urging unprepared households to apply for a converter box coupon as soon as possible.  Households that fail to apply now risk receiving a coupon after June 12th and ultimately scrambling without television for weeks, left without a connection to emergency alert information. 

The transition deadline is almost here. Though many families live on fixed incomes and rely on the $40 government subsidy to purchase a converter box, hundreds of thousands are still unprepared or have yet to apply for a coupon.  Families must take the first step now to ensure they receive a coupon with enough time to purchase a converter box and install it before all TV moves to digital. 

To apply for a coupon, households must call 1-888-DTV-2009 or visit www.DTV2009.gov today before it is too late. 

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