Nearly $1 BN Set-Top Box Subsidy May Not Be Enough

Iria · Mar 21, 2007, 12:09 AM

Source: BetaNews
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With the US Congress having approved a plan just eight days ago to provide households with as many as two coupons, each good toward $40 off the purchase of a converter set-top box enabling existing television sets to receive digital programming over the airwaves after February 17, 2009, LG - expected to be a major producer of STBs - predicted that its models would end up selling for $60 apiece.

Mar 21, 2007, 12:09 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Nearly $1 BN Set-Top Box Subsidy May Not Be Enough Source: BetaNews _________ With the US Congress having approved a plan just eight days ago to provide households with as many as two coupons, each good toward $40 off the purchase of a converter set-top box enabling existing television sets to receive digital programming over the airwaves after February 17, 2009, LG - expected to be a major producer of STBs - predicted that its models would end up selling for $60 apiece.