Who is required to provide closed captions under the new rules?
The rules require people or companies that distribute television programs directly to home viewers (“video program distributors”) to make sure that those programs are captioned. Video program distributors include local broadcast television stations, satellite television services (such as DirecTV, Primestar, and the Dish Network), local cable television operators, and other companies that distribute video programming directly to the home. In some situations, video program providers will be responsible for captioning programs. A video program provider could be a television program network, cable television network, or other company that makes a particular television program.
