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 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 mandate was a game-changer that fully came to fruition a decade later, thanks to programming choices, cable TV distribution and “Superstation” status for channels.
Author's summary: CTA opposes NEXTGEN TV tuner mandate.