The National Association of Broadcasters wants to make sure that the government is paying sufficient attention to the potential problems with its Wilmington, N.C., test of the switch to digital TV.

Concerned that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration is bogged down with DTV-to-analog converter-box-coupon requests, NAB president David Rehr asked NTIA acting head Meredith Attwell Baker to make requests from Wilmington a priority.

"It is our understanding that the NTIA is currently processing through a backlog of coupons, and it is crucial for viewers in that market to have immediate, priority access to coupons," Rehr wrote.

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