New CVAA Rules 'Most Difficult Statutory Provisions,' Pai Says

摘要

The FCC's new accessibility rules for user interfaces, program guides and other functions arern“probably the most difficult statutory provisions” Commissioner Ajit Pai has encountered during his tenurernwith the commission, he said in a statement released with the order implementing sections 204 andrn205 of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which was adopted Tuesday. Thernorder classifies all navigation devices that use CableCARDs — such as cable set-top boxes or TiVo boxesrn— under the more narrow requirements of Section 205, which requires accessible program guides. Allrnother digital apparatus, such as non-CableCARD TVs and some mobile devices, fall under Section 204,rnand will be required to have certain “essential” functions that are accessible.