The Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 is a
United States Congress
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legislation enacted on October 20, 2005. This act deals with the cessation of the broadcasting of
analog television
Analog television is the original television technology that uses analog signals to transmit video and audio. In an analog television broadcast, the brightness, colors and sound are represented by amplitude, phase and frequency of an analog ...
and the subsequent implementation of
digital television
Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals. At the time of its development it was considered an innovative adva ...
. This transition took place on June 12, 2009, which had been scheduled for February 17, 2009.
[ § 3002(a)(1)(B) of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005, ]109th Congress
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[ § 2(a)(1) of the DTV Delay Act, ]111th Congress
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Introduction
The act was a part of the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (S.1932), Title III. It also provided for an auction of the recovered frequencies, and for a sum of $7.3 billion to be transferred to the U.S. Treasury from the money received.
Digital-analog converter box coupon program
Each American household was able to request up to two coupons worth $40 to facilitate the purchase of
digital-analog converter boxes.
NTIA: Digital TV Transition and Public Safety
/ref> These requests for coupons could be submitted between the dates January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009, inclusive.[Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005]
PDF version.
See also
*Digital cable
Digital cable is the distribution of cable television using digital data and video compression. The technology was first developed by General Instrument. By 2000, most cable companies offered digital features, eventually replacing their previ ...
*Digital television
Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals. At the time of its development it was considered an innovative adva ...
References
External links
Site dealing with digital television and the impending switch from analogPDF version of the Digital Transition and Public Safety Act
United States federal communications legislation
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