Left unsaid: how a tentative regulation becomes a "law." This is the second time I've pointed out this disconnect from reality. Last time Ichecked, both were proposed regulations; in the state of California, by the California Energy Commission. Left unsaid, is just how the CEC could get jurisdiction over receiving devices; that's clearly the jurisdiciton of the FCC, to the extent they exercise the authority. John Willkie > - Power consumption - Warren Communications News reported Monday that energy standards for consumer-electronics products are expected to become law in California and New York and are "likely to influence other states." The story is no longer on their site: > <http://www.warren-news.com/> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.