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Closed Captioning of Video Programming
The Federal Communications Commission published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 2, 2024. It took effect on September 3, 2024. Comments closed on September 16, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to amend its closed captioning rules to relieve video programmers that provide programming exclusively to Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) channels that are exempt from the closed captioning requirements from the obligation to register with the Commission and certify captioning compliance. In addition, for programming carried on nonbroadcast networks for distribution by a cable operator or other multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD), the Commission proposes that captioning registration and certification requirements shall not apply to the providers of such programming if the network itself certifies that it is exempt or that all programming comprising the network's linear line-up is either exempt from or compliant with the closed captioning rules. This action is intended to simplify compliance procedures and reduce administrative costs for video programmers, without compromising the quality and availability of closed captioning.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-17071
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Published
- August 2, 2024
- Takes effect
- September 3, 2024
- Comments due
- September 16, 2024
- Dates
- Comments are due September 3, 2024. Reply comments are due September 16, 2024.
- Docket
- CG Docket No. 05-231; FCC 24-80, FR ID 235802
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 47 CFR 79
- Topics
- Cable television; Television
- Pages
- 5
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