Fact · Transcription
The FCC requires the four quality standards to be met, except for de minimis captioning errors.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Video Programmers shall ensure that captioning meet the standards of paragraph (j)(2) of this section for accuracy, synchronicity, completeness and placement, except for de minimis captioning errors”
47 CFR 79.1: Closed captioning of televised video programming (captioning quality standards), US Federal Communications Commission, Code of Federal Regulations (text via Cornell Legal Information Institute), n.d., 79.1(j)(3), Application of quality standards.
Open the original- What it measures
- A de minimis error is a small one. The Commission decides case by case whether an error is de minimis, looking at the type and reason for the failure.
- What it does not show
- A small, rare error is treated differently from repeated errors. The rule does not set a numeric accuracy percentage.