United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-11-19 monographic deposited born digital 54 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-43 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-43 P0b002ee18037c2b0 f:d0843 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-43 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-43 GAO-08-43 Cable television Consumer education Digital television Digital Television Transition Coalition Private sector Program evaluation Program management Risk management Strategic planning Subsidies Systems conversions Telecommunications Telecommunications equipment Telecommunications industry Television broadcasting Other Written Product A78249 The Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 requires all full-power television stations to cease analog broadcasting by February 17, 2009. Following this digital television transition, consumers who receive over-the-air television signals on analog sets will need to take action to be able to view digital broadcasts. The act also requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a program that subsidizes consumers' purchases of digital-to-analog converter boxes. This requested report examines progress made (1) by federal entities and others in facilitating the transition, (2) in educating consumers on the transition, and (3) in implementing the converter box subsidy program. GAO reviewed legal, agency, and industry documents; interviewed public, private, and other stakeholders; and convened an expert panel focused on consumer outreach. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-43/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-43.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-43/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-43.pdf GAO-08-43 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-43 Other Written Product GAO-08-43; Digital Television Transition: Increased Federal Planning and Risk Management Could Further Facilitate the DTV Transition; Cable television Consumer education Digital television Digital Television Transition Coalition Private sector Program evaluation Program management Risk management Strategic planning Subsidies Systems conversions Telecommunications Telecommunications equipment Telecommunications industry Television broadcasting Public Law 109-171