DTV Transition Scam Preys Upon Consumer Confusion - Meanwhile, debate rages over extension of converter box coupons

Apparently there are still some people out there who are confused about what’s going to happen when the switch from analog to digital TV is made in February. Some shady businesses out there are preying on that confusion by advertising free converter boxes that don’t require the use of the $40 DTV coupons being given out by the federal government. These advertisements are a bait-and-switch scam that ends up costing consumers quite a bit of money but the ads are currently still running because i