Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 Barton estimated that 8 to 10 million converters would be needed. Each home would receive a rebate coupon for one box, which could be mailed to the United States Treasury for redemption. The subsidies were intended only for people who could not afford a pay service such as cable or satellite television. Included in his plan was a $400–$500 million subsidy for converter boxes, which were expected to cost $50 each. In March 2005, United States House Commerce Committee chairman Joe Barton of Texas said he would introduce a bill requiring the transition to digital television "sometime in the spring", saying he wanted analog broadcasting to end on December 31, 2006.
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