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For Immediate Release:                                                    News Media Contact:
July 1, 2008                                                                       Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0511
 e-mail: rosemary.kimball@fcc.gov
FCC AND EPA JOIN FORCES TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS
ON DTV TRANSITION ISSUES
Washington, DC -- The Federal Communications Commission and the Environmental 
Protection Agency are taking steps to provide information to consumers about the upcoming 
digital television transition.
A two-page fact sheet developed by the two agencies, available at 
www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/dtvrecycle.html, emphasizes that no one will have to replace an 
analog set and outlines opportunities for recycling for those who want to replace their sets.
The fact sheet is another example of how the FCC is working with other federal, state, 
local and tribal agencies to minimize the potential burden the digital transition could impose on 
consumers.   It also informs consumers about the benefits of the transition. 
After February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations in the United States will 
operate in digital format only and viewers who receive their television free, over-the-air, using 
rabbit ears or a roof-top antenna and an analog television set, will have three choices to continue 
receiving programming: (1) purchase a digital-to-analog converter box, (2) purchase a digital 
television set or (3) subscribe to a pay service, such as cable or satellite delivery. 
For information on the DTV transition, go to www.dtv.gov or call 1-888-CALL-FCC 
(voice) or 1-888-TELL-FCC (TTY).
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