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FCC wants more companies making cable boxes
2016-01-28 10:27:48| Telecom - Topix.net
New York a The government wants to make it easier for you to buy and use cable boxes from companies other than your cable provider. This could help companies like TiVo, Roku and Apple deliver a cable feed, too, as part of their video recorders or streaming-TV devices.
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FCC wants to unlock set-top box, push competion, lower price
2016-01-28 09:18:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The FCC has put together a proposal to unlock the set-top box, saying this will create choice for consumers, spur innovation, lift independent and minority content and push competition, pulling down prices. The proposal will be voted by the full Commission on 18 February. The FCC said it wants to create a framework to provide innovators, device manufacturers and app developers with the information they need to develop new technologies. Consumers will then be able to choose how they access the Multichannel Video Programming Distributor's (MVPDs) video service to which they subscribe, with cable, satellite or telco companies.
FCC proposes to unlock the set-top box
2016-01-27 21:00:25| Digital TV News
The FCC has announced that it is circulating for a vote a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would tear down anti-competitive barriers and pave the way for software, devices and other innovative solutions to compete with the set-top boxes that a majority of consumers must lease today.
FCC accused of power grab on broadband
2016-01-23 19:53:17| Wireless - Topix.net
The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week on an annual report about the state of high-speed Internet deployment around the country, something that has become a magnet for debate. A proposed draft of the congressionally mandated report finds that advanced telecommunications capability isn't being deployed in a "reasonable and timely fashion" to all Americans.
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Privacy Groups to FCC: Make Sure ISPs Aren't Abusing Customer Data
2016-01-21 02:03:11| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The group wants companies like Comcast, Verizon, and others to be subject to strict privacy regulations.
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