DTV News: Firms Fined for Breaking Rules on Digital-TV Switch

Source: Wall Street Journal (Online)

Federal regulators proposed $6.6 million in fines against retailers and consumer-electronics makers for failing to inform consumers about the lack of digital tuner/converter in the television sets they were buying.

Among the stores fined, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp., CompUSA Inc. and Sears Holding Corp., parent of K-Mart and Sears.

As of March 1, 2007, all new sets were required to be sold with digital tuners.

 


Related Posts and Reader Questions

  • DTV News: FCC relaxes rules on Digital Television for retailers

  • If I bought a digital tv would I still need the converter box because we only have local stations?

  • DTV News: Lawsuit Could Increase Cost of Digital TV

  • Trucking industry to be hit by the transition to DTV

    • April 11, 2008 | Filed Under News 

    Comments

    Leave a Reply