ATSC standards required by the CALM Act “should provide only...
ATSC standards required by the CALM Act “should provide only technical guidance related to engineering issues,” said the law’s original sponsor, House Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. The CALM Act requires that the volume of commercials be no…
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louder than regular programming. “Issues related to compliance are squarely within the purview of the FCC,” Eshoo said in a letter Friday to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. The standards should apply not only to TV broadcast stations but also to “cable, satellite and other multi-channel video distributors,” Eshoo said. “The legislation provides ample opportunity for small broadcast stations and cable operators to comply with the law."