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Date: 9/14/2006 2:09:57 PM
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Public Comments on Implementation and Administration of a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes:========

Title: Implementation and Administration of a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes
FR Document Number: E6-11754
Legacy Document ID:
RIN: 0660-AA16
Publish Date: 07/25/2006 00:00:00
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Comment Info: =================

General Comment:The use of coupons to discount the cost of the required receiver serialized or not
will lead to counterfeiting and fraud. There will be no real procedure in place to
prevent fraud. The question will be who is ultimately going to pay the price. If the
government refuses to pay the retailers for fraudulent coupons then can the
retailers refuse to sell the receivers? Can retailers turn in more coupons then
receivers sold?
I believe the answer may be rebates. If you purchase a product that a rebate is
offered for, basically the company is discounting the price the consumer is paying
without affecting the retailer. It is the responsibility of the consumer to provide the
proof of purchase to obtain the rebate. In this case the consumer would provide
proof of purchase to NTIA in order to receive a $40 rebate. The proof of purchase
could be the UPC code from the receiver?s package.
This would eliminate the retailer from the equation and cut down on the number of
attempts of fraudulent activity due to the fact to receive the rebate you must
provide proof of purchase.