The FCC has acted on the "DTV tuner requirement." In the
FCC order issued on Thursday, the Commission moved the timetable forward in order to advance the sales of televisions with the DTV tuners.


EE Times reports:

"The Federal Communications Commission moved Thursday (June 9) to speed up the U.S. digital TV transition by refusing to delay the introduction of digital tuners in new TV receivers.

Consumer electronics manufacturers were seeking to delay the date by which set makers would be required to build digital TV tuners into half of all new mid-size TV receivers measuring 25 to 36 inches. Instead, the FCC said it has moved up by four months the date for full compliance with the rule to March 1, 2006."

The 2005 holiday season and the 2006 Super Bowl consumer purchasing window are important tv purchasing times and presented an opportunity to make sure that the opportunity was not lost to increase the number of sets with dtv reception capability.

Interesting order.