Industry arguments that the FCC must consider a device’s primary...
Industry arguments that the FCC must consider a device’s primary purpose before applying advanced communication services accessibility rules are specious and frivolous, the American Council of the Blind said in comments responding to waiver requests from CEA and Entertainment Software…
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Association (http://xrl.us/bnck3d). “A device or software manufacturer determines the features of a particular product based on marketability and competition,” the ACB said. “This fact not only implies that the manufacturer must consider a feature’s impact prior to implementing it, but it also implies that competition plays a significant role in determining the features of a particular device or software.” Features are developed and implemented based on consumer demand, ACB said. “To argue that a feature is either incidental or subordinate clearly belies the fact that it exists because a user finds it to be important.” The group asked the commission to put the argument to rest “for once and for all."