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To: NY Stew who wrote (128)	7/2/1999 9:05:00 AM
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V-Chip Still wondering why Gemstar copyrighted V-Chip Plus+. Perhaps they will enhance this feature in time. From E-Town: V-CHIP ARRIVES. BIG DEAL. July 1, 1999 -- Today is the deadline by which TV manufacturers must abide by the Federal Communication Commission's V-Chip guidelines. According to the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA), they are doing just that. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 stated that half of all 13-inch or larger televisions built after July 1, 1999 must include a V-Chip. All 13-inch and larger sets made after January 1, 2000 must have the parental control feature. Etown.com covered a Washington, D.C., kickoff for the V-Chip two weeks ago. Politicians and FCC regulators argue that people are banging down the doors of consumer electronics stores demanding V-Chip-equipped sets. Yet the most recent flyers at the retailers we surveyed would indicate that they don't know the thing exists. Circuit City recently highlighted 14 TVs -- though such cool features as Guide Plus+ and Picture-in-Picture were mentioned, the V-Chip was conspicuously absent. Best Buy was pushing 11 TVs, none of which listed the V-Chip as a key feature. We did find a $159 19-inch GE "with V-Chip parental control" in that bastion of CE: the Bradlees catalog. Don't get us started. ...