CTA Fighting Plan For Mandatory NEXTGEN TV Tuners
The Carr Commission is considering a mandate that would require all sellers of televisions in the U.S to include a NEXTGEN TV-compatible receiver.
A lobbying group, responsible for the annual CES conference, opposes this mandate.
Some 60 years ago, FCC Chairman Newton Minow championed a mandate for all TV set manufacturers in the U.S. to add a dial for UHF television, a game-changer that came to fruition a decade later.
- Programming choices
- Cable TV distribution
- “Superstation” status for channels in markets
The lobbying group doesn’t want a NEXTGEN TV-compatible receiver mandate.
No statement available.
Author summary: CTA opposes NEXTGEN TV tuner mandate.