CTA Fighting Plan For Mandatory NEXTGEN TV Tuners
The Carr Commission is considering a mandate that would require all sellers of televisions in the U.S to include a NEXTGEN TV-compatible receiver.
A lobbying group, responsible for the annual CES conference, opposes this mandate.
About 60 years ago, FCC Chairman Newton Minow championed a mandate for TV set manufacturers to add a UHF dial, which became a game-changer.
It was a game-changer that fully came to fruition a decade later, thanks to programming choices, cable TV distribution and “Superstation” status for channels.
The CTA is against the NEXTGEN TV tuner mandate.
Author's summary: CTA opposes NEXTGEN TV tuner mandate.