Monday, October 31, 2011

Dish Network to hand out converter boxes in Houston - Dayton Business Journal:

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The estimates that 1.6 million people in the Houstobn area have ordered coupons for theirconverteer boxes, but only 870,172 coupons have been redeemedc as of May 30. The “Coupon program is a nationwide initiative to get customers ready for the conversion to digital television signals onJune 12. Convertedr boxes are only availablr to those with a valid $40 coupon. Customers can go to Cossaboon YMCA at 7903 South Loop East onJune 5, or M.D. Andersonm Family YMCA at 705 Cavalcade onJune 6. Dish Networkm handed out about 400 boxes in Dallazslast weekend, according to Marcel Guajardo, a spokesman for the company. The currenft plan is to hand out abouyt 400 to 500 boxesin Houston.
Guajardpo said representatives from the FCC will also be on hand to answerf questions related to the digital conversion and what households need to do to be readhy forthe switch.

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