The FCC shouldn’t compel multichannel video programming distributors...
The FCC shouldn’t compel multichannel video programming distributors to provide buttons or icons for every auxiliary function of closed captions or to provide information about captioning options on product packaging, said several industry associations in reply comments to a rulemaking…
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on user interfaces and program guides Thursday. “Flexibility should be afforded to industry members,” said the Telecommunications Industry Association, echoing NCTA, the Entertainment Software Association and CEA. The associations also argued that the 21st Century Video Accessibility Act doesn’t give the FCC the authority to impose additional requirements for accessing closed captioning on manufacturers. A coalition of consumer groups representing the hearing impaired, including the National Association for the Deaf, said the FCC does have the authority. However, the consumer groups said they would be satisfied if access to the display settings for closed captions were available in the first level of a menu. ACA said the commission should mitigate the impact of any new rules for small cable operators.