On August 18, 2006, the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in the matter of Advance/Newhouse and Charter Communications Inc. v. Federal Communication Commission FCC. The Consumer Electronics Association CEA intervened on behalf of the FCC. "The...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The following statement was issued today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEAR) President and CEO Gary Shapiro regarding CEA's comments recently filed to the Federal Communications Commission FCC. CEA details why Charter Communications' request for waiver of common reliance on separate security functions in cable and consumer...
The following statement was issued on May 11 by Consumer Electronics Association CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro regarding oral arguments before the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the matter of Advance/Newhouse and Charter Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission FCC. CEA...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Consumer Electronics Association (CEA[R]) President and CEO Gary Shapiro issued the following statement regarding the confirmation of Kevin Martin to a second term as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission FCC:
Statement of Gary Shapiro President & CEO, Consumers Electronics Association Committee on Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation January 24, 2006 On behalf of the Home Recording Rights Coalition and the Consumer Electronics Association, I appreciate the Committee`s invitation to appear today. At CEA, we have more than 2,000 members who...
Statement of Michael Petricone Vice President, Government Affairs Consumer Electronics Association CEA Committee on House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property November 3, 2005 On behalf of the Home Recording Rights Coalition and the Consumer Electronics Association, I greatly appreciate the subcommittee`s invitation to appear today. The...
By Todd Spangler The Consumer Electronics Association has turned to the government for help in getting two-way cable products to market -- hoping to end what it called a "stalemate" in negotiations with the cable industry over licen ...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Federal Communications Commission FCC should expand the distribution of non-weather emergency messages using the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's NOAA National Weather Radio NWR, said the Consumer Electronics Association (CEAR) in comments recently filed with the FCC. CEA's comments came in response to the Commission's Notice...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The following statement was issued today by Consumer Electronics Association (CEAR) President and CEO Gary Shapiro regarding today's oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the matter of Advance/Newhouse and Charter Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission FCC. CEA is an...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEAR) filed reply comments today in response to the Federal Communication Commission's FCC Notice of Inquiry NOI on the status of competition in the market for the delivery of video programming. In its comments, CEA raised concerns about whether the digital-to-analog converter box...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Consumer Electronics Association (CEAR) President and CEO Gary Shapiro issued the following statement regarding the renomination of Kevin Martin to a second term as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission FCC:
A group of TV-set manufacturers is launching a new attack on the government's digital-tuner requirement by asserting that Zenith Electronics Corp. is charging exorbitant fees for rights to use crucial DTV patents. Because of the government's failure to account for ...
Byline: ALICIA MUNDY On Aug. 8, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to force TV set makers to automatically install digital tuners, starting with 36-inch sets in 2004, the remaining question was not whether the Consumer Electronics Association would sue the FCC but when. Knowing the FCC's abysmal track...
There's a contest going on to see who can come up with the dumbest statements and rules regarding Digital TV DTV. There are loads of participants, and there are very likely to be some new candidates for the title of "dumbest." In the "dumb"...
Byline: ALICIA MUNDY The cable industry is waiting for the other shoe to drop. On Aug. 8, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-1 to require TV-set manufacturers to include digital tuners in all sets by 2007, and in larger sets by '05. While the Consumer Electronics Association threatened...
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ARLINGTON, Va.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 6, 2002 Confirming the Consumer Electronics Association's CEA contention that a digital tuner mandate would spark consumer resentment and anger rather than promoting the digital television DTV transition, several prominent interest groups have expressed their opposition to a tuner mandate in letters...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Consumer Electronics Association CEA announced today that the association has been chosen by the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators NACAA to receive the "Achievement in Consumer Education" ACE Award. NACAA is recognizing CEA for its work with the Federal Communications Commission FCC to educate consumers...
The Home Recording Rights Coalition HRRC today expressed concern over the Recording Industry Association of America's RIAA assertion to the Federal Communications Commission that home recordings made from digital audio DAB broadcasts for personal, private non-commercial use are not protected against a claim of infringement by the fair use defense...
The cable industry and consumer electronics companies are in each other's faces again over proposed set-top box rules at the Federal Communications Commission. The National Cable Television Association NCTA is fighting a plan that would accelerate the timetable by which MSOs would have to stop selling navigation devices with...
WASHINGTON -- The roll out of digital television might have suffered a setback last week, as some the country's largest sellers of TVs and VCRs decided to urge the Federal Communications Commission to reject an agreement on digital-TV-set labeling negotiated by the cable industry and consumer-electronics...
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