Comments on proposed changes to FCC rules about how it...
Comments on proposed changes to FCC rules about how it grants exemptions from its closed captioning mandates are due 30 days after the they're published in the Federal Register, replies 15 days later, said a commission order and rulemaking released…
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Thursday. The order reversed almost 300 closed captioning exemptions issued by the FCC, as expected (CD Oct 6 p5). Those whose exemptions are subject to dismissal can file a new petition for exemption within 90 days and provide updated information to support their claims that providing closed captions would be “economically burdensome,” the order said. The agency is soliciting comment on its interpretation that the term “economically burdensome,” as it is used in Section 202 of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, is synonymous with the term “undue burden” as it was used in Section 713(e) of the Communications Act, it said.