FCC Fines Retailers and Manufacturers Over DTV Transition Regulations

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is on the prowl for violators of the DTV Transition program. As a result, the government regulatory agency has fined several major retailers, including Wal-Mart and Best Buy, for not providing adequate in-store notices regarding the DTV transition, as well as Syntax-Brillian, makers of Olevia televisions, for importing non-compliant televisions after a deadline that requires all televisions that include built-in tuners, to also include digital tuners. For more details, check out the report from Audioholics. For more details on the coming DTV Transition, also check out my articles: February 17, 2009: Analog TV Broadcasting Ends and Inside the DTV Transition Converter Box Coupon Program.