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Gold/Mining/Energy : Tri-Vision & The V-Chip -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael M. Cubrilo who wrote (5221)	5/5/1999 7:46:00 PM
From: The Osprey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5743

ri-Vision International Ltd - Tri-Vision stepping up production of the V-gis v-chip Tri-Vision International Ltd TVL Shares issued 48,577,396 1999-05-05 close $1.7 Wednesday May 5 1999 An anonymous director reports Tri-Vision International's V-gis v-chip technology is the only v-chip technology, available to TV manufacturers, that is able to automatically reconfigure in the field. This unique feature will provide parents and legislators with the peace of mind that any planned changes to the United States TV ratings systems would not render new TVs obsolete. The globally acclaimed V-gis v-chip technology provides parents with an easy to use means of controlling the quality and content of television programming entering the home by blocking selected television programs based on content. This means that television shows can be selected based on prescribed ratings as well as varying levels of violence, sexual content, language and dialogue. On March 12, 1998, the Federal Communications Commission approved the TV Parental Guidelines, the television program ratings system designed specifically for the v-chip, and adopted the technical requirements for v-chip blocking. In its ruling, the FCC (Canadian Shareowners Association) strongly recommended that TV manufacturers provide for alternative ratings systems. Specifically, the FCC stated that although it is not mandating that TV receiver manufacturers provide for alternative rating systems, it encourages manufacturers to design TV receivers to provide for additional rating systems to the extent practical. The FCC believes that manufacturers will be driven by the marketplace to meet any consumer demands to accommodate additional rating systems. A three-year moratorium on changes to the U.S. ratings systems expires as early as July 2000. With heightened public awareness of the urgent need to get a tool such as the v-chip in the hands of parents, Telewire Supply is increasing its efforts to make Tri-Vision's V-gis(TM) v-chip set-top product line available to cable operators throughout the United States. Telewire Supply, ANTEC's nationwide full-line supplier of broadband HFC products, is the largest in the U.S. offering customers a wide selection of brands from a broad range of manufacturers. Its customers include TeleCommunications, Inc., an operating unit of AT&T, Time-Warner, Cox Communications, Comcast and Media One. (c) Copyright 1999 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com old url (better for printing)