said by tbone2006 :

I called the 888 number this morning and it is quick and painless. It is all automated you give your name and address. They said the converters are not in stores yet so I will get my coupon in late February. You press the number pad for how many coupons you want 1-2 and they ask if you have sat. or cable.

said by tschmidt :

That is a great link. However from my own experience - see other post in this forum it does not capture the total impact of what is going on both with over the air broadcast and TV industry in general.

I think there are largely two groups of folks out there. Those who are completely unaware and those who know about the change and are trying to figure out impact.

For the first group not sure what if anything can be done. Transition has been planned for years, and date has been pushed out. So if you haven't heard about it by now either you are not affected or you will become aware on Feb 17 2009.
/tom

Starting January 1, 2008, all U.S. households will be eligible to request up to two coupons, worth $40 each, to be used toward the purchase of up to two, digital-to-analog converter boxes. For more details on the federal regulations, including the budget information, please the DTV Converter Box Coupon Program Rules.
»www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoupon/rules.html

For more information on the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program, visit the NTIA’s website at www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoupon, or call 1-888-388-2009 (voice) or 1-877-530-2634 (TTY).