DirecTV urged the FCC to grant waivers to the Digital...
DirecTV urged the FCC to grant waivers to the Digital Media Association regarding “specific closed captioning requirements in recognition of the practical inability of video programming distributors to meet the commission’s aggressive implementation deadlines.” Grant would serve the public interest…
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“by assuring that parties are given sufficient time to develop the capabilities necessary for an orderly transition to the closed captioning regime envisioned by the commission,” DirecTV said in docket 11-154 (http://xrl.us/bnaute). DiMA’s requests seek very targeted relief, “such that the vast majority of the rules will remain in force and ensure the availability of closed captioning delivered via Internet protocol in the large majority of cases,” the DBS company said. DiMA filed the petitions last month (CD May 14 p13). In one petition, DiMA requested a 16-month delay until Jan. 1, 2014, of enforcement of rules around Internet Protocol-transmitted closed captioning from video programming distributors. A second petition urged the agency to allow VPDs that don’t provide captioning to offer it by Jan. 1, 2014.