The FCC released a consumer guide for the closed captioning rules...
The FCC released a consumer guide for the closed captioning rules that it created under the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (http://xrl.us/bncvnw). As of Jan. 1, 2014, equipment that plays, receives or records video must be…
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capable of closed captioning if feasible, the guide said. The rules apply to a variety of equipment including smartphones, recording devices and DVD players, the guide said. The equipment should allow viewers to turn on and off the closed captioning as well as adjust the text appearance and language, the guide said. The FCC issued other guides on parts of the act this week. (See separate report in this issue.)