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.
60 years ago, FCC Chairman Newton Minow mandated that all TV set manufacturers in the U.S. add a dial for UHF television, a game-changer that came to fruition a decade later.
The same principle may apply to the NEXTGEN TV-compatible receiver mandate, with potential impacts on the television industry.
No comment from the commission.
Author summary: CTA opposes NEXTGEN TV tuner mandate.