Mandatory ATV standard gains momentum. (FCC plans for digital television standard for Grand Alliance advanced television system)(Brief Article) From: Broadcasting & Cable | Date: April 29, 1996| Author: McConnell, Chris | COPYRIGHT 1996 Reed Business Information. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Advanced-television proponents last week were breathing a cautious sigh of relief over the FCC's plans for their digital standard.

Backers of the Grand Alliance ATV system in past weeks have worried that the FCC might not embrace their system as a mandatory standard. Several have pointed to language in a draft FCC proposal on adopting the Grand Alliance standard that invites comment on whether adopting it should bar the use of other broadcast technologies and whether broadca...