FCC Orders DTV Transition Education Effort
March 21, 2008 by admin
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a DTV Consumer Education Order requiring television broadcasters, multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), telecommunications carriers, retailers and manufacturers to promote awareness of the nation's transition to digital television.
The FCC also said...
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The effects of the DTV transition
March 21, 2008 by admin
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People who have some sort of cable or satellite service connected to their TVs won’t have anything to worry about when the federally mandated change to digital television broadcasting occurs next year. However, it is still undetermined what will happen to local public, educational and government, or PEG, channels for Comcast cable subscribers...
Read full story by Deanna Rose at Source News
A high-def box for your HD-ready TV
If you have an HD-ready TV hooked up to an antenna, you need to prepare for the February 2009 switch to all-digital broadcasting.
That's because HD-ready TVs have only an analog tuner, and analog broadcasts will be discontinued next year. To continue getting free television programming, you'll need to buy a digital converter box and connect it between the antenna and the TV. There are two types of...
Read full story by Nick Mandle and Chris Andrade at Consumer Reports blogs
Martin Seeks Fines for DTV Violations by Retailers, Manufacturers
FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin said Thursday the commission is working on an order that would propose 24 fines against large consumer electronics retailers and manufacturers for DTV violations.
Martin said he hopes he will have the support of at least...
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FCC Orders HD Phase-in for DBS
March 21, 2008 by admin
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The FCC Wednesday adopted the satellite industry’s proposal for its carriage of local HD broadcasters, phasing in local HD channels through February 2013.
The FCC did not release details of the order, which is still being finalized by staff, and some details of the carriage were left for a further proceeding. But Chairman Kevin J. Martin confirmed...
