NTIA statistics reveal status of DTV converter coupon program

Jan 20, 2009 12:31 PM


             

As the nation enters the final month before the scheduled shutoff of analog transmitters at full-power TV stations, the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released statistics about the government’s DTV converter box coupon program.

The statistics, released Jan. 15, show:

  • Households approved:                             26,188,664
  • Coupons requested:                                48,740,641
  • Coupons mailed:                                     44,602,601
  • Coupons expired:                                    13,723,563
  • Coupons redeemed:                                19,844,275
  • Coupons on wait list:                              2,146,455
  • Coupons active:                                      11,034,763
  • Total funds committed:                            $1.31 billion
  • Total funds available:                                 $0
  • Funds settled:                                        $757,499,659
  • Average daily orders:                              122,940
  • Average daily orders last 30 days:           260,403
  • Average daily orders last week:               219,050
  • Redemption rate:                                    53 percent
  • Retailers/locations                                   2326 / 34,191
  • Phone/online retailers                              11 / 36
  • Converters/pass-through                         187 / 110



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