[BC] FCC Enforcing DTV Notice to Consumers

[Mark W. Croom]

They must be devices with tuners in them...that's an analog receiving device
no matter whether it has a display, right?

I'd guess there's enough gray area there that a good lawyer should be retained
and the ruling challenged.

Mark
MN

---------- Original Message -----------
From: RichardBJohnson at comcast.net
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:32:10 +0000
Subject: Re: [BC] FCC Enforcing DTV Notice to Consumers

> ..... Especially considering they are DVD and DVD/VCR devices(s), NOT
> television sets!!!!!!!!!!
> Methinks the FCC has either gone bonkers or doesn't know what a TV
> looks like!
> 
> --
> Cheers,
> Richard B. Johnson
> Read about my book
> http://www.LymanSchool.org
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Bob Barnswatts" <amfan at collins21e.com>
> > Clearly too much government for our own good.
> > 
> > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
> > 
> > On 10/16/2007 at 10:39 AM Harold Hallikainen wrote:
> > 
> > >BOSCOV'S INC.   Notified Boscov's Inc. of its Apparent Liability for
> > >Forfeiture in the amount of $16,000 for failure to place the required
> > >Consumer Alert label immediately adjacent to and clearly associated with
> > >television receiving equipment. Action by:  Chief, Enforcement Bureau.
> > >Adopted:  10/15/2007 by NALF. (DA No. 07-4283).  EB
> > ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-4283A1.doc>
> > ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-4283A1.pdf>
> > ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-4283A1.txt>