The FCC should reject temporary waivers of the DTV tuner mandate ...
The FCC should reject temporary waivers of the DTV tuner mandate sought by 2 companies that want to continue making bathroom mirrors with analog-only TVs built in (CD April 2 p8), several commenters told the Commission. Kohler wants until…
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Jan. 1 to build DTV tuners into a line of bathroom mirrors with optional integrated TV receivers. Electric Mirror makes mirrors with built-in TVs for use by hotels with closed-circuit video systems. It seeks a 6-month waiver. But neither Kohler nor Electric Mirror meets “the significant burden of proof need to justify granting a waiver,” Philips said. LG and MSTV-NAB also filed oppositions. “The fact that both petitioners waited until the eve of the March 1, 2007, deadline before seeking administrative relief suggests that [it’s the] petitioners rather than the DTV transition that should suffer any adverse consequences of questionable planning,” Philips said. LG said that “given the fact that the DTV tuner requirement has been known to manufacturers and their suppliers for almost 5 years, the companies’ excuses are unconvincing.” Any waivers to Kohler and Electric Mirror would “undermine the federally mandated digital transition,” MSTV-NAB said.