Implementation of the DTV Delay Act

This document completes the most essential remaining actions necessitated by the delay in the DTV transition deadline. In the DTV Delay Act, Congress extended the DTV transition deadline from February 17, 2009, to June 12, 2009, in an effort to provide consumers additional time to prepare for the transition from analog to digital broadcasting. The Act directed the Commission to take any actions "necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions, and carry out the purposes" of the Act, and to do so within 30 days. This document implements procedures and prescribes timing for stations to transition early, while providing viewers who are not prepared with a lifeline of analog service and both on-air and off-air educational information about the transition. The document also adjusts the consumer education requirements placed on broadcasters to eliminate any unnecessary burden after the transition while ensuring that on the most meaningful information is provided to viewers before they transition, and addresses other issues.