Who can request a coupon?
According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, all households in the U.S. and its territories are eligible.
If the DTV converter box coupon program exhausts its $890 million coupon budget, a second phase (providing an additional $510 million) will begin. During the second phase, households that receive cable, satellite or other pay television service will no longer be eligible to receive coupons. The remaining coupons would be available to over-the-air viewers only.
The limit is two coupons per household, each good for $40 off the price of a digital TV converter box.
The coupon program is for households only. Businesses, offices, schools, non-profits organizations or other entities are not eligible to participate.
What counts as a household?
Under the government’s definition, a “household” consists of all persons who currently occupy a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room that is occupied as a separate U.S. postal address. (Even if multiple families share the same household, the limit remains two coupons worth $80 in total. For example, if your family shares a house or apartment with your parents, the whole lot of you will still be limited to two coupons to divide among yourselves.) If you live in an apartment or other multiunit dwelling, each unit with a separate postal address can request two coupons. A post office box does not count as a household, although a P.O. box is acceptable as a mailing address in rural areas without home postal delivery.
For information on how to apply, visit: The DTV Converter Box Coupon Program and Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About It
