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The switch from analog to digital will allow stations to offer improved picture and sound quality, allow companies selling broadband to provide more advanced wireless services, and will increase the overall efficiency of the broadcasting, according to the government’s official digital TV Web site, dtv.gov. The Government Accountability office released a Congressional report in 2007 saying the “accountability for a successful transition cannot be assured.” NTIA has received some criticism from Congress concerning its lack of a comprehensive plan for the transition. We are educating our members through every mode possible,” Irwin said. “Older Americans watch more TV than any other group - almost 5.5 hours per day - so it’s going to be a big issue on multiple levels, like fixed income, limited mobility. “We believe the consumer education campaign is working and the program is successfully handling requests,” Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for NTIA Meredith Baker. 17, according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration because retailers are not expected to receive the converters until then. The coupons became available for request this month, but will not be distributed until Sunday, Feb. To alleviate the public’s burden, the federal government is pitching in with a $1.5 billion coupon program providing every household with up to two $40 coupons toward the purchase of converters, on a first-come, first-serve basis. That leaves three options for Americans with older analog TVs: buy a digital converter, start subscribing to a cable or satellite service, or purchase a new digital TV In February 2009, the United States is switching to all digital broadcasting, a move that will affect somewhere between 15 and 25 million Americans getting free television reception. People relying on an antenna for television better tune in to news about digital converters before their television tunes them out next year.