CEA filed a motion to intervene on the FCC’s behalf in low-power ...
CEA filed a motion to intervene on the FCC’s behalf in low-power TV’s suit on coupon-eligible converter boxes. The Community Broadcasters Association filed suit March 26 in U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit, urging the court…
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to declare that coupon-eligible boxes violate the All-Channel Receiver Act(CD March 27 p4). CE manufacturers and retailers “maintain sizable inventories” of coupon-eligible boxes in anticipation of NTIA’s distribution of up to 33.5 million $40 coupons, CEA’s motion said. Many of the broadcasters group’s arguments are “grievously erroneous and highly misleading,” and CEA said its involvement in the case would help the court reach “an informed decision.”