CTA: Caption Display Setting Rules Shouldn't Apply to Manufacturer Preinstalled Apps
Proposed FCC rules on closed caption display settings shouldn’t apply to preinstalled apps on any covered devices, said CTA in an ex parte filing Monday (see 2407150052). NCTA has argued the rules shouldn't apply to preinstalled apps on MVPD set-top…
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boxes. “It is important that consumers have a consistent experience across covered entities with respect to pre-installed apps.” In another ex parte filing, CTA said the agency shouldn’t require that caption display settings all be previewable on the same screen at once. “It may not be possible to fit programming, sample captions, and all caption display settings on screen at once,” CTA said. “Squeezing so much information on screen at once would likely result in settings that are no longer readily accessible,” CTA said. The agency should also clarify that a long press of a button is an acceptable route to access caption settings under the rules, which would require that they be accessed using “a button, key, or icon.” “As a general matter, CTA observes that pushing a button, including long-pressing a button, is comparable to a button, key, or icon.”