Fact · Transcription
The FCC rule says offline (prerecorded) captioning must be a complete textual representation of the audio, including speaker identification and non-speech information.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Ensure offline captioning is a complete textual representation of the audio, including speaker identification and non-speech information”
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)(2)(vii), offline captioning.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the FCC's equivalent of the rule that captions must identify speakers and describe meaningful sound, as the W3C also says for web video.
- What it does not show
- The rule covers television programming, so it is a benchmark for complete captions rather than a general duty for every video.