SEC. 2. LABELING AND CONSUMER EDUCATION. 
Section 330 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 330) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) LABELING AND CONSUMER EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
RETAIL
DISTRIBU-
TORS AND OTHER VENDORS.— 
‘‘(A) RETAIL
DISTRIBUTORS.—Any retail 
distributor of any television receiving equipment 
described in section 303(s) that does not in-
clude a digital tuner shall— 
‘‘(i) effective 30 days after the date of 
enactment of the National Digital Tele-
vision Consumer Education Act, place ad-
jacent to each unit of such equipment that 
such distributor displays for sale or rent a 
consumer alert as provided by the manu-
facturer pursuant to paragraph (2), except 
that such distributor shall not be required 
to affix such label to the television screen 
on such equipment, as long as the label 
is— 
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‘‘(I) in the close vicinity of, and 
associated with, the unit on display; 
and 
‘‘(II) clearly visible to consumers; 
and 
‘‘(ii) effective 30 days after the enact-
ment of the National Digital Television 
Consumer Education Act, provide informa-
tion to consumers, on signs and in pam-
phlet form, in the display area for product 
categories that include any television re-
ceiving equipment described in section 
303(s) that does not include a digital tuner 
television, sufficient to convey the informa-
tion carried in the consumer advisory label. 
Such signs and pamphlets shall also in-
clude information on recycling old tele-
visions, computer monitors, computer cen-
tral processing units, fax machines, and 
scanners and other consumer electronics. 
‘‘(B) OTHER VENDORS.—Effective 30 days 
after the date of enactment of the National 
Digital Television Consumer Education Act, 
any seller via direct mail, catalog, or electronic 
means, such as the Internet, of any television 
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receiving equipment described in section 303(s) 
that does not include a digital tuner, shall in-
clude in clear and conspicuous print the con-
sumer alert required by paragraph (2) at the 
point of display for the apparatus, or, if there 
is no display, at the point of sale. Such infor-
mation shall also include information on recy-
cling old televisions and other consumer elec-
tronics. 
‘‘(2) CONSUMER ALERT.—The consumer alert 
required by this paragraph shall display in clear and 
conspicuous print, the following consumer alert: 
‘‘Consumer Alert 
‘‘This TV has only an analog broadcast 
tuner and will require a converter box after 
February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air 
broadcasts with an antenna because of the Na-
tion’s transition to digital broadcasting. The TV 
should continue to work as before with cable 
and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, 
VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For 
more information, call the Federal Communica-
tions Commission at 1–888–225–5322 (TTY: 
1–888–835–5322) or visit the Commission’s 
digital television website at: www.dtv.gov. 
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‘‘Nuncio Consumidor 
‘‘Esta TV tiene so´lo un sintonizador de 
emisio´n ana´logo y por lo tanto requerira´ una 
caja de conversio´n despue´s del 17 de febrero de 
2009 para recibir emisiones de TV terrestre con 
una antena, debido a la transicio´n nacional a la 
emisio´n 
de 
TV 
digital. 
Esta 
continuara´ 
funcionando igualmente con TV por cable, 
sistema de TV sate´lite, consolas de juegos, 
videograbadoras, reproductores de DVD y 
productos 
similares. 
Si 
requiere 
ma´s 
informacio´n llame a la Comisio´n Federal de 
Comunicaciones al 1–888–225–5322 (TTY: 1– 
888–835–5322) o visite el sitio web de la 
Comisio´n en www.dtv.gov. 
‘‘(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.— 
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‘‘(A) ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES RE-
QUIRED.—From the date of enactment of this 
Act 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. 
‘‘(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, 2009, 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.’’. 
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