$40 Digital TV Coupon Program May Run Out Of Money In Early January

You should know by now that analog signals will be shut off February 17, 2009. We've been harping on it over the past year and tried to make everyone well aware that coupons were available to save you $40 off your converter box purchase if you happened to need one. However, if you haven't already applied for a coupon you may be out of luck. The government program in charge of doling out the coupons was originally allotted $1.34 billion, but the fund is set to run out in early January. This means that Congress will need to release additional funds or late coupon redeemers might not get their money back. We'll have to see what happens, but in the meantime you can check out our digital TV transition guide and see some alternative options.

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