‘‘(II) clearly visible to consumers; 
and 
‘‘(ii) effective 90 days after the enact-
ment of the Digital Television Consumer 
Education Act, provide information to con-
sumers, on signs and in pamphlet form, in 
the display area for product categories that 
include any television receiving equipment 
described in section 303(s) that does not 
include a digital tuner television, sufficient 
to convey the information carried in the 
consumer advisory label. Such signs and 
pamphlets shall also include information on 
recycling old televisions and other con-
sumer electronics. 
‘‘(B) OTHER
VENDORS.—Effective 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Digital 
Television Consumer Education Act, any seller 
via direct mail, catalog, or electronic means, 
such as the Internet, of any television receiving 
equipment described in section 303(s) that does 
not include a digital tuner, shall include in clear 
and conspicuous print the consumer advisory 
label required by paragraph (1) at the point of 
display for the apparatus, or, if there is no dis-
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play, at the point of sale. Such information 
shall also include information on recycling old 
televisions and other consumer electronics. 
‘‘(3) OTHER DEVICES.—For devices other than 
television sets that are included in section 303(s) 
and that contain an analog tuner, but not a digital 
tuner, the Commission shall require the clear and 
conspicuous placement of a comparable consumer 
advisory label on such devices, as well as on the out-
side of the retail packaging of such devices. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES.— 
‘‘(A) ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES RE-
QUIRED.—From November 1, 2007, through 
March 31, 2009— 
‘‘(i) each television broadcaster shall 
air, at a minimum, 120 seconds per day of 
public service announcements between the 
hours of 6 a.m. and 11:35 p.m., at variable 
time slots throughout the week, with at 
least half aired between the hours of 5 
p.m. and 11:35 p.m.; and 
‘‘(ii) any multichannel video program 
distributor shall include a notice in or with 
each periodic bill. 
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‘‘(B) CONTENT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS AND 
NOTICES.—The announcements and notices re-
quired by this paragraph shall educate con-
sumers about the deadline for termination of 
analog television broadcasting and the equip-
ment options consumers have after such termi-
nation. Announcements aired and notices dis-
tributed after January 1, 2008, shall also edu-
cate consumers about the need for and avail-
ability of the converter box voucher program 
and the steps to redeem the voucher. 
‘‘(5) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commission 
shall, after consultation with the National Tele-
communications and Information Administra-
tion and the Federal Trade Commission, create 
a DTV Transition Federal Advisory Committee 
to lead the effort to educate the public about 
the digital television transition and to ensure 
that the public knows the information described 
in paragraph (3)(B). Such consumer education 
shall commence no later than September 1, 
2007. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The committee shall 
be composed of representatives from the fol-
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lowing groups: commercial broadcasters, non-
commercial broadcasters, cable operators, sat-
ellite providers, retailers and manufacturers of 
consumer electronics equipment, electronic recy-
clers, minority groups, Hispanic Americans, 
Americans whose primary language is not 
English, Americans with disabilities, Americans 
living in rural communities, general business, 
senior citizens, commercial advertising, and 
consumers in general. 
‘‘(C) ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
ROLE.—The 
committee shall— 
‘‘(i) develop a comprehensive edu-
cation plan for consumers regarding the 
digital television transition which in-
cludes— 
‘‘(I) specific and targeted mes-
sages to reach various consumer con-
stituencies (such as low income, mi-
norities, Spanish-speaking, and the el-
derly); 
‘‘(II) best methods to deliver the 
message to affected consumers; 
‘‘(III) 
implementation 
of 
the 
plan; 
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‘‘(IV) website information and 
toll-free numbers; and 
‘‘(V) information on recycling old 
televisions and other consumer elec-
tronics; 
‘‘(ii) coordinate with stakeholders to 
ensure that the transition is properly im-
plemented; and 
‘‘(iii) report to Congress every 6 
months on how the transition is pro-
gressing. 
‘‘(D) FIRST MEETING.—The advisory com-
mittee shall conduct its first meeting within 60 
days after the date of enactment of the Digital 
Television Consumer Education Act. 
‘‘(6) COMMISSION
INFORMATION
SERVICES.— 
The Commission’s toll-free number for consumers 
information and the Commission’s Internet website 
shall provide information concerning the digital tele-
vision transition, in the English and Spanish lan-
guages, not later than September 1, 2007.’’. 
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