FCC speeds digital transition

WASHINGTON – While denying a request from electronics makers and sellers to put the brakes on digital television conversion, the Federal Communications Commission went a step farther by actually speeding up the process. On Thursday, the FCC denied an application by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Consumer Electronics Retailers Association (CERC) to delay the date by which 50% of mid-size TV receivers manufactured and imported must include built-in digital television (DTV) tuners, announced a press release. Then, “to further its efforts to ensure that consumers are able to receive off-the-air digital broadcast television services, the FCC also moved...