FCC Should Limit Scope of Waivers for Rear-Seat Entertainment Systems, Consumer Groups Say

The FCC should limit the scope of waivers of user interface requirements requested by automobile manufacturers for rear entertainment systems, the Institute for Public Representation said on behalf of Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and other consumer groups in an ex parte letter filed in docket 12-108. The item concerned an Aug. 23 meeting but was filed Friday. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, it was not possible to file until now,” the filing said. Both Honda and Fiat requested such waivers, the filing said.