NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 For Immediate Release: News Media Contact: May 29, 2008 Bruce Romano at (202) 418-2124 e-mail: bruce.romano@fcc.gov FCC TO HOLD DIGITAL TELEVISION CONSUMER EDUCATION WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON DTV CONVERTER BOXES ON JUNE 19, 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. Specifically, the Workshop will explain how to connect DTV converter boxes to analog television sets and will discuss the converter boxes’ features, including closed captioning and parental controls. Several manufacturers and vendors will display their DTV converter boxes and be available to answer questions about them. 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. A complete agenda for the Workshop will be released soon. 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 -- FCC –