[opendtv] Commissioner Adelstein's statement
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 17:34:51 -0400
"They took on the law and the ...
Law won."
Bert
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http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-106A2.pdf
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN
Re: In the Matter of Regent U.S.A., Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability
for Forfeiture, EB-06-SE-320
Re: In the Matter of Syntax-Brillian Corporation, Notice of Apparent
Liability for Forfeiture, EB-07-SE-023
I strongly support these two Notices of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture. It is my hope that the forfeitures proposed today, as well
as the notice of our tiered, per unit forfeiture scale, will serve as a
deterrent to future potential violators. We need to send a message that
the FCC takes this matter seriously and will strongly enforce our rules.
When the Commission adopted the DTV tuner compliance deadlines in June
and November 2005, we did so in consultation with the consumer
electronics industry, attempting to limit any undue impact on production
cycles and shipping schedules. We promulgated rules to protect
consumers, ease the burden on manufacturers and retailers, and foster a
smooth transition to digital broadcasting. That is why today I am
appalled at the actions of Regent U.S.A. and Syntax-Brillan for their
willful and repeated violations of Commission rules. The American people
deserve better than to be sold non-DTV-compliant television receivers.
Today's action demonstrates that, while the Commission will punish
violators after unsuspecting customers have been harmed, our enforcement
tools are a poor and inadequate substitute for proactive consumer
outreach and education. We have not done nearly enough to inform the
public of the differences between, for example, HD-ready, DTV, or even
HD-TV. We owe it to our citizens, those that will be harmed by buying a
television set that cannot receive digital signals, to help them make
the right purchases. If more citizens had known the differences, and had
been aware that the televisions in question did not have the
capabilities they needed, perhaps they would not have purchased the
sets. We simply cannot fix the problem on the back end. We need to
address the problem head on. Education and outreach are key to solving
this problem.
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