Expired Converter Box Coupon Help

MYFOXNY.COM - If you got digital TV converter box coupons but let them expire, you can now apply for new ones.

The recent stimulus package put more money into the coupon program, letting the National Telecommunications and Information Administration give households with expired coupons a second chance.

If an eligible household has redeemed one coupon toward the purchase of a TV converter box and the other coupon has expired, then it will be approved for a single replacement coupon. Consumers may apply for replacement coupons in accordance with existing program application rules by visiting www.DTV2009.gov, calling 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009), mailing an application to P.O. Box 2000, Portland, OR 97208 or faxing an application to 1-877-DTV-4ME2 (1-877-388-4632). Deaf or hard of hearing callers may use 1-877-530-2634 (TTY).

Each household can apply for two $40 coupons that cover most of the cost of converter boxes.

26 million coupons have been redeemed but 17 million expired at the end of their three-month life span.

The government also has cleared the wait list that built up after funding for the coupons dried up in January. That problem led Congress to delay the shutdown of analog TV broadcasts to June 12.

For more information about the DTV transition and to ask our engineer a question, go to our DTV GUIDE.  You can also call our DTV help line at 212-452-5555.