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12
Apr
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Thursday they imposed fines on retailers such as Wal-Mart and Sears along with two television suppliers for violating curbs on selling TVs that will not work easily after next year’s transition to digital television.
The Federal Communications Commission said the fines against Wal-Mart Stores Inc , Sears [...]
21
Mar
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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Tags: broadcast, digital, dtv, FCC, television, tv
21
Mar
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 [...]
21
Mar
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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Tags: dtv, FCC, tech, technology, tv
14
Mar
Though the hard date for the switch to all-digital television broadcasting is fixed and won’t change, at least one influential lawmaker is “deeply concerned” that the result could be a trainwreck.
In a luncheon speech to the Media Institute on Thursday, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee as [...]
7
Mar
House lawmakers don’t want the cost of a television coupon program to catch them by surprise — or without enough money to ensure millions of Americans can still watch TV after their analog sets flicker out of …
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Tags: coupon, FCC, television, tv