Radio Shack is unscathed? Dale Kelly wrote:
Better late than never...... FCC ISSUES DTV FINES TO STORES, TUNER MAKERS TVNEWSDAY, Apr. 10, 1:18 PM ET It doles out more than $6 million in fines against the makers and sellers of unlabeled or mislabeled TV sets and tuners. By Staff The FCC Thursday issued 11 fines related to the DTV transition designed, it said, to protect consumers from unknowingly buying televisions that will notallow them "to enjoy the full benefits of the digital transition." The actions, it added "demonstrate the commission's commitment to strongenforcement in promoting the successful transition to digital television." Specifically, it issued: Seven fines for violations of its DTV labeling requirements. These requirements protect consumers from unknowingly purchasing television receivers incapable of receiving over-the-air digital programming. They went to: * Sears, Roebuck, K-Mart-$1,096,000 * Wal-Mart Stores/Sam's West-$992,000 * Circuit City Stores-$712,000 * Fry's Electronics-$384,000 * Target Corp.-$296,000 * Best Buy Co.-$280,000 * CompUSA Inc.-$168,000 Two fines for digital tuner rule violations. Enforcement in this area, which restricts the importation and interstate shipment of analog-only televisions, helps protect consumers from purchasing televisions that cannot receive digital signals. They went to:
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