June 2014 – The FCC issued a Public Notice denying petitions for exemption from closed captioning rules. Sixteen different entities were named in the Notice, 12 of which br8adcast religious programming. Under the current process, programming providers, owners or producers are able to file a petition for exemption from closed captioning their content if they could show the process to be “economically burdensome.” Regarding the 16 entities cited, the FCC reviewed their initial requests but required further information before processing. The FCC stated that the petitioners “failed to provide in full the requested supplemental information.” Because of this, the FCC has dismissed these petitions for exemption. A full appendix listing the entities can be found by clicking the link below.
Closed Captioning Exemptions Denied
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