Tech Industry Ramps Up FM Chip Opposition

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Putting FM receivers in cellphones and other mobile devices has suddenly become a hot potato on Capitol Hill.

A coalition of six technology industry associations dispatched letters to the chairmen and ranking members of the U.S. House and Senate Judiciary Committees urging them not to craft legislation that would mandate FM receivers in mobile devices.

The idea for the mandate originated as part of a compromise between the National Association of Broadcasters and the Recording Industry Association of America.

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