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FCCPROPOSESTOADOPTTECHNICALSTANDARDSTOFACILITATETHEDISPLAYOFCLOSEDCAPTIONINGONDIGITALTELEVISIONRECEIVERSB  C    E14 <DL!XE   TheFederalCommunicationsCommissiontodayproposedtoamenditsrulesto = includerequirementsforthedisplayofclosedcaptionedtextondigitaltelevisionreceivers.Thisactionwastakentoensurethatclosedcaptioningservicesareavailableinthetransitionfromanalogtodigitalbroadcasting.  Closedcaptioningisanassistivetechnologythatallowspersonswithhearingdisabilitiestoenjoytelevisionprogramming.Throughcaptioning,theaudioportionofprogrammingisdisplayedastextsuperimposedoverthevideo.Closedcaptioninginformationisencodedandtransmittedalongwiththevideosignaloftelevisionbroadcasts.Thetextisnotordinarilyvisible.Inordertodisplayclosedcaptions,viewersmustuseeitherasettopdecoderoratelevisionreceiverwithintegrateddecodercircuitry.  In1990,CongresspassedtheTelecommunicationsDecoderCircuitryAct.TheActrequiresthattelevisionreceiverswithpicturescreens33centimeters(13inches)orlargercontainbuiltindecodercircuitrydesignedtodisplayclosedcaptionedtelevisiontransmissions.TheActalsorequiresthattheFCCtakeappropriateactiontoensurethatclosedcaptioningservicescontinuetobeavailabletoconsumers.In1991,theFCCamendeditsrulestoincludestandardsforthedisplayofclosedcaptionedtextonanalogtelevisionreceivers.Today,thedevelopmentofdigitalbroadcastingrequiresthattheFCCagainupdateitsrulestofulfillitobligationsundertheAct.  Today,theFCCproposedtoincorporatesectionsofindustrystandard_EIA_Ԅ708Aintoitsrules.Thestandardprovidesinstructionsfortheencoding,delivery,anddisplayofclosedcaptioninginformationfordigitaltelevisionsystems.Itsupportsuseroptionswhichenablecaptioneddisplaystobecustomizedbyaviewer.Forexample,closedcaptiondecodersfunctioningpursuanttothestandardmaypermitviewerstochangevariousattributesofcaptiontextsuchasitsfont,spacing,color,orscreenposition.Thiswillallowviewerstochangetheappearanceofcaptionstosuittheirpersonalneedsortastes.TheFCCproposestorequiredigitaltelevisionreceiversbecapableofreceivinganddisplayingclosedcaptioningdatawhichisformattedpursuanttothe_EIA_Ԁstandard. =0%(   ӄ1    In1997,theCommissionadoptedrulestophaseintheclosedcaptioningofanalogvideoprogramming.Therulesrequireanincreasingamountofcaptionednewprogrammingoveraneightyeartransitionperiodwith100%ofallnewnonexemptprogrammingrequiredtobecaptionedbyJanuary1,2006.  Oncestandardsforthedisplayofclosedcaptionson_DTV_Ԁreceiversareadopted,programmingpreparedfordisplayon_DTV_Ԁreceiverswillbesubjecttothetransitionscheduleforthecaptioningofnewprogramming.Thiswillensurethatconsumerswhopurchase_DTV_Ԁreceiverswillbeabletoenjoytheadvancedfeaturesofdigitalcaptioning.  ActionbytheCommissiononWednesday,July14,1999byNoticeofProposedRuleMaking(FCC99XXX) <   @  OfficeofEngineeringandTechnologycontact:NealL._McNeil_,(202)4182408,_TTY_(202)4182989.  Alternativeformats(computerdiskette,largeprint,audiocassetteandBraille)areavailabletopersonswithdisabilitiesbycontactingMartha_Contee_Ԁat(202)4180260,_TTY_Ԁ(202)4182555,oratmcontee@fcc.gov.TheNoticeofProposedRuleMakingcanalsobedownloadedat:http://www.fcc.gov/dtf/.ETDocketNo.99xxETReportNo.99xxH+ 4 <DL!4XHDocket_WT_Ԁ96198