[opendtv] Re: FCC ISSUES DTV FINES TO STORES, TUNER MAKERS
- From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:32:47 -0700
Cliff wrote:
> How about fines for the cable and satellite companies for dumming down
> HDTV image quality and for transmitting non HDTV programs on their HD
> channels and labeling them as HD?
I seem to recall that a couple of years ago the FCC ruled that cable
companies could reduce the bandwidth of broadcast HDTV programs so long as
they were not of lesser quality than the non broadcast HDTV channels carried
by cable.
I believe that satellite recently received special dispensation based upon
their current limited bandwidth but I don't know the details.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Cliff Benham
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:12 PM
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: FCC ISSUES DTV FINES TO STORES, TUNER MAKERS
> 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 not
> > allow them "to enjoy the full benefits of the digital transition."
> > The actions, it added "demonstrate the commission's commitment to strong
> > enforcement 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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