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ISSUES UPDATE
5/21/09 Please remember as of March 2008 the fifteen incorporated villages signed a franchise agreement with Verizon. Our village residents now have a choice as to who will provide cable service to their home. The Commission is also asking Universal Service subscribers who reside in any of the 15 following villages, to please contact your village cable commissioner at your village hall. Cablevision is contacting Universal Service subscribers by mail. Reminder: Congress has set June 12, 2009 as the final date that full-power television stations can broadcast in digital only. For more information on the digital switch and coupons for converter boxes, visit the NTIA’s website at www.dtv2009.gov, or call 1-888-388-2009 (voice) or 1-877-530-2634 (TTY).
2/20/2009 The switch from analog to digital broadcast television is referred to as the digital TV (DTV) transition. Congress has set June 12, 2009 as the final date that full-power television stations can broadcast in digital only. Your local broadcasters may make the transition before then, and some already have. If you have one or more televisions that receive free over-the-air television programming (with a roof-top antenna or "rabbit ears" on the TV), the type of TV you own is very important. A digital television (a TV with an internal digital tuner) will allow you to continue to watch free over-the-air programming. However, if you have an analog television, you will need a digital-to-analog converter box to continue to watch broadcast television on that set. This converter box will also enable you to see any additional multicast programming that your local stations are offering. Do not wait until June to prepare. Many stations may be converting early and you need to be ready beforehand. Apply now for coupons and purchase and hookup your digital to analog converter box. Start receiving the benefits of digital today. To help consumers with the DTV transition, the Government established the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a part of the Department of Commerce, administers this program. Every U.S. household is eligible to receive up to two coupons, worth $40 each, toward the purchase of eligible digital-to-analog converter boxes. The coupons may only be used for eligible converter boxes sold at participating consumer electronics retailers, and the coupons must be used at the time of purchase. Manufacturers estimate that digital-to-analog converter boxes sell from $40 to $70 each. This is a one-time cost. For more information on the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program, visit the NTIA’s website at www.dtv2009.gov, or call 1-888-388-2009 (voice) or 1-877-530-2634 (TTY). Cable and satellite TV subscribers with analog TVs hooked up to their cable or satellite service should not be affected by the transition to digital broadcasting. The FCC’s special website, www.dtv.gov, has more information on digital television, or call 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322).
March 19, 2008 For Verizon FIOS TV: http://www.verizon.com For Cablevision IO TV: http://www.cablevision.com http://www.cablevision.com As of Sept. 16, 2008 Public Access, Education and Government Channels moved to Digital Tier on Cablevision Basic/Broadcast Basic Customers To order a digital box to continue to view the PEG channels, you have until July 12, 2009 to insure that you receive a free box with no monthly charges. If the customer does not get their box by October 16, tere will be a $6.50 charge per month.
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