On TV, why is closed captioning always “provided in part by” something, IE a certain company? Why isn’t it just part of broadcasting standards that closed captions need to be present by default?

Question

On TV, why is closed captioning always “provided in part by” something, IE a certain company? Why isn’t it just part of broadcasting standards that closed captions need to be present by default?

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Answer 1

Companies solicit sponsors for closed captioning to make them cheaper in exchange for advertisement. That partner paid for the captioning