FCC Modifies Digital Tuner Requirements to Advance DTV Transiti

[Gregg Lengling]

The FCC today denied a request by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Consumer Electronics Retailers Association (CERC) to delay the date by which 50% of mid-size TV receivers manufactured and imported must include built-in digital television (DTV) tuners. To further its efforts to ensure that consumers are able to receive off-the-air digital broadcast television services, the FCC also moved up the date by which all mid-sized TV sets must include a digital television (DTV) tuner. The Commission's rules already provide that all large TV sets (36" and larger) must have built-in DTV tuners by July 1, 2005. Those rules also provide that 50% of mid-sized sets (25"-36" must have DTV tuners by that date, and that all mid-sized sets must have DTV tuners by July 1, 2006. The rules also provide that all receivers with a screen size 13" or more, as well as other all other TV receiving devices (such as VCRs, DVDRs, etc.) must have DTV tuners by July 1, 2007.
(Federal Communication Commission)
News Release
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Order
http://www.hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...-121A1.doc [MS Word File]
http://www.hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...-121A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]

Abernathy Statement
http://www.hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...-121A2.doc [MS Word File]
http://www.hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...-121A2.pdf [Adobe PDF File]

Copps Statement
http://www.hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...-121A3.doc [MS Word File]
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June 2005 Meeting Video WebCast
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DTV's sharper pictures get boost from government
FCC hastens deadlines for making all medium-size TVs digital-ready
(Associated Press via Bullhead City, AZ Mohave Daily News / Chicago, IL Sun-Times / Altus, OK Times)
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FCC votes to speed some digital televisions
Regulators shift deadline to March 1, 2006 for mid-size TV sets to receive digital signals.
(Reuters / CNN)
http://www.today.reuters.com/news/ne...LTV-DC.XML
http://www.money.cnn.com/2005/06/09/...ney_latest

FCC Moves Up Deadline To Convert to Digital TV
(Washington, DC Post)
nhttp://www.ews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=...digital_tv

FCC speeds up shift to all-digital TV sets
(Dallas, TX Morning News via Corvallis, OR Gazette Times)
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FCC Orders Set Makers To Add DTV Tuners By March 2006
(EE Times / Advanced IP Pipeline / Electronics Supply and Manufacturing)
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FCC Advances Tuner Mandate
Washington — The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to deny a Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Consumer Electronics Retailers Association (CERC)petition to remove a phase-in requirement that mandates television manufacturers to include DTV tuners in 50 percent of all televisions measuring 25 inches to 36 inches by July 1, 2005, and will consider proposed new rules that would push up the deadline requiring DTV tuners in all televisions 13-inches and larger to Dec. 31, 2006
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
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FCC seeks to pull the plug on analog television
(Ars Technica)
http://www.arstechnica.com/news.ars/...-4984.html

FCC Tuning In DTV
(InternetNews.com)
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FCC moves up digital-TV tuner target date
(MarketWatch via Investors.com)
//www.investors.com/breakin...3805&brk=1

FCC Keeps Digital Tuner Deadline
(MediaWeek)
//www.mediaweek.com/mw/news...1000954299

FCC pushes up digital TV deadline for manufacturers
The FCC on Thursday moved up its deadline requiring TV set manufacturers to produce sets capable of receiving digital signals by four months.
(Hollywood Reporter)
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FCC brings forward digital TV deadline
(Digital Spy)
//www.digitalspy.co.uk/arti...21688.html

FCC accelerates DTV set mandate
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...s=0&id=933

FCC Advances Tuner Deadline [Paid Subscription Required]
The FCC Thursday unanimously rejected TV set makers' and retailers' bid to delay the phase-in of midsized TV sets with built-in DTV tuners, choosing instead to advance one tuner deadline and propose advancing a second.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
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CEA Commends FCC For Accelerating 100 Percent DTV Tuner Requirement
Expresses Concerns over Marketplace and Consumer Impact of Proposed New 2006 Tuner Deadline
(Consumer Electronics Association)
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CEA Commends FCC for Accelerating 100 Percent DTV Tuner Requirement
Expresses Concerns over Marketplace and Consumer Impact of Proposed New 2006 Tuner Deadline
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://www.biz.yahoo.com/bw/050609/95645.html?.v=1

NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts' Statement in Response to FCC DTV Tuner Mandate Ruling
(National Association of Broadcasters)
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