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FCC Announces Agenda for Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop

Posted on: 06/18/2008

Expired: 06/09/2008

Washington, DC -- The Federal Communications Commission has announced that, on Thursday, June 19, 2008, it will hold a Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Workshop. The Workshop will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at approximately 2:00 p.m., and will address issues related to DTV converter boxes for analog television sets that receive signals over-the-air. The Workshop will be held at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room, and will be webcast live from the FCC’s website at www.fcc.gov/realaudio.

Agenda

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Welcome
Commissioner Copps
Commissioner Tate
Commissioner McDowell

10:15 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. 

Introduction of National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Manufacturers

10:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Presentation “Digital Television Converter Boxes: Connection and Use”
Converter Boxes
Analog Pass-Through Options
The NTIA Coupon Program (NTIA)
Connections
Channel Scanning and Use
Special Features: Closed Captions, Video Description and Parental Control

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Questions and Answers

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Hands-On Demonstrations
Manufacturers, FCC Staff, NTIA Staff

For more information

Please contact Alan Stillwell at (202) 418-2470, alan.stillwell@fcc.gov, or Rodney Small at (202) 418-2452, rodney.small@fcc.gov

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