CEA wishes the long-awaited FCC DTV consumer education order gave...
CEA wishes the long-awaited FCC DTV consumer education order gave CE makers more time to comply, a spokesman told our affiliate Consumer Electronics Daily Tuesday. The rules were released late Monday. Immediately, companies that make, import or ship through…
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interstate commerce TVs and devices designed to work with them must “include information with those devices explaining to consumers what effect, if any, the full-power DTV transition will have on their use,” the FCC said. The requirement’s immediate application bothers CEA, a spokesman said. CEA thinks “a more reasonable timeframe for implementation is necessary for CE manufacturers in recognition of the practical limitations of manufacturing cycles,” he said. CE makers have defined the cycles as 18 months in other FCC proceedings.