Tech Groups Say No to FM Chip
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Last week you read how the terrestrial radio industry (that’s the one with loads of commercials that never plays anything you like) is teaming up with Congress to strong-arm gadget makers into supporting FM radio. Now the tech world is fighting back. A collection of six technology industry associations sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the Judiciary Committees urging them to resist the FM mandate.
The groups behind the letter were CTIA for the wireless industry, the Consumer Electronics Association, the Information Technology Industry Council, the Rural Cellular Association, TechAmerica, and the Telecommunications Industry Association.
“Calls for an FM chip mandate are not about public safety but are instead about propping up a business which consumers are abandoning as they avail themselves of new, more consumer-friendly options,” the associations wrote. Ouch. And true.
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