Does a CECB have to comply with the Region Rating Tables (RRT)?
Yes. Pursuant to item 17 of Technical Appendix 1 of the NTIA Final Rules, converters must display (1) EAS, (2) parental control information per 47 CFR 15.120 (FCC Rules) and (3) Close Captioning information per 47 CFR 15.122. A current copy of the FCC Rules may be found at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title47/47tab_02.tpl. Please note that 47 CFR 15.120(d), states in part . “Digital television receivers shall react in a similar manner as analog televisions when programmed to block specific rating categories. Effective March 15, 2006, digital television receivers will receive program rating descriptors transmitted pursuant to industry standard EIA/CEA-766-A “U.S. and Canadian Region Rating Tables (RRT) and Content Advisory Descriptors for Transport of Content Advisory Information using ATSC A/65-A Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP),” 2001 (incorporated by reference, see 15.38). Blocking of programs shall occur when a program rating is
