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Closed Captioning
May 19 2011
Background Closed captioning allows persons with hearing disabilities to have access to...
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Closed Captioning for Digital Television (DTV)
May 19 2011
Background Closed captioning is an assistive technology that allows persons with hearing...
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Closed Captioning and Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes for Viewing Free Over-the-Air Programming on Analog Televisions
May 19 2011
Overview of DTV Transition The digital television (DTV) transition refers to the switch from...
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Choosing Cable Channels
May 19 2011
Background In general, a cable television operator has the right to select the channels and...
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Children's Internet Protection Act
May 19 2011
Background The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was enacted by Congress in 2000 to...
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Cancellation, Rescheduling or Refusal of Radio and TV Programs
May 19 2011
Background The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not control the programming schedules...
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Spam: Unwanted Text Messages and Email
May 18 2011
Background Many consumers find unwanted texts and email – which can include commercial messages...
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Calls Made From Payphones
May 19 2011
Background In order to encourage competition and the continued availability of payphones,...
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Caller ID and Spoofing
June 23 2011
Background Caller Identification, or “Caller ID,” allows you to identify a caller before you...
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Cable Signal Leakage
May 19 2011
Background Cable television systems use radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted over cables to...
