broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2002-10-11 · Effective 2002-11-12 · 67 FR 63290
Document
Document number
02-25767
Federal Register citation
67 FR 63290
CFR reference
47 CFR 15
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
2002-10-11
Effective date
2002-11-12
FCC docket
MM Docket 00-39
Abstract
This document amends the Commission's rules to require that new broadcast television receiving equipment include the capability to receive digital television (DTV) signals and to reference the most recent version of the Advanced Television System Committee's (ATSC) DTV standard. It also refrains at this time from adopting labeling requirements for TV receivers that are not able to receive over-the-air digital broadcast signals and denies a petition for reconsideration requesting that the Commission consider imposing minimum performance thresholds for DTV receivers if manufacturers do not promptly implement performance standards on their own.