Pluto IPTV Captioning Waiver Would Send Wrong Message, Media Bureau Told

Streamer Pluto TV had ample time to comply with IP captioning requirements, and granting its one-year waiver request (see 1906270061) would tell others it's OK to procrastinate on IP requirements until noncompliant platforms are old enough that following the rules would be tough and ultimately never have to comply. That's what Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Cerebral Palsy and Deaf Organization, and Gallaudet University Technology Access Program representatives told FCC Media Bureau Chief Michelle Carey, per a docket 11-154 posting Tuesday. They said Pluto hasn't made the case for an economic burden waiver. Pluto outside counsel didn't comment.