Subtitles and Caption FCC Caption Regulations and Compliance

Question 1

Which U.S. federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing closed captioning regulations on television?

Accepted Answer

FCC

Answer

FTC

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FEC

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FDA

Question 2

Under FCC rules, which type of programming was FIRST required to carry closed captions?

Accepted Answer

New English-language programming

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Live news broadcasts

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Spanish-language programming

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Children's programming

Question 3

The Television Decoder Circuitry Act of 1990 required all television sets with screens 13 inches or larger to include what?

Accepted Answer

Built-in caption decoding circuitry

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Stereo audio output

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Channel guide displays

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Remote control receivers

Question 4

Which law extended closed captioning requirements to online video distributed by TV broadcasters and cable operators?

Accepted Answer

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)

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Americans with Disabilities Act

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Rehabilitation Act Section 508

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Telecommunications Act of 1996

Question 5

FCC caption quality standards require captions to be 'accurate,' meaning they must:

Accepted Answer

Match the spoken words as closely as possible

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Use simplified vocabulary

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Be translated to plain English

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Appear only during dialogue

Question 6

Under FCC rules, captions must be 'synchronous,' which means they must:

Accepted Answer

Coincide with the corresponding spoken words and sounds

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Be delivered at exactly 130 words per minute

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Match the video frame rate precisely

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Appear before the speaker begins talking