The
FCC seeks comments on whether additional enforcement mechanisms should be required to ensure full compliance with its rules and to increase the accountability for noncompliance. The
FCC seeks comments on the following areas:
- non–technical quality standards for closed captioning
- technical quality standards for closed captioning
- monitoring of captioning
- complaint procedures
- accessibility of contact information
- standardized FCC complaint form for consumers to use
- fines and penalties for failure to caption
- requirement for compliance reports by broadcasters
- availability of captioners to provide live and pre–broadcast captions
Comments are due to the
FCC by November 10, 2005. To submit an electronic comment visit the
FCC web site.
