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Wiley Rein LLP

Readily Accessible Closed Captioning Requirements Take Effect on September 16, 2024

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The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Closed Captioning Display Settings Report and Order (Order) takes effect on September 16, 2024. Subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval, covered...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Adopts New Accessibility Rules for Closed Captioning Settings

On July 18, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") adopted a Report and Order ("R&O") imposing new rules on manufacturers and multichannel video programming distributors ("MVPDs") requiring them...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Video Conferencing Services Must Be Made Accessible by Next September

The FCC's June 2023 Report and Order clarifying the broad scope of video conferencing services that must be made accessible to persons with disabilities was published today in the Federal Register. As such, by no later than...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Requirements Regarding Emergency Alert Access Imposed On Device Manufacturers And MVPDs

On May 28, 2015, the FCC released a Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking pursuant to authority granted by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Regulatory Reminder: Annual CVAA Compliance Certifications due April 1

Following up on an important FCC Law Blog item from 2013, entities subject to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (“CVAA”) should be aware that the April 1, 2014 deadline to electronically file...more

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