[opendtv] And the beat goes on...and on...and on
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OpenDTV Mail List <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:44:52 -0500
http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050320/#
FCC extends set-top box requirement date
Mar 20, 2005 8:00 AM, Beyond The Headlines e-newsletter
The FCC handed the cable television industry a victory last week by
delaying until 2007 a ban on integrated set-top boxes. The ban was
created to break Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta's duopoly.
Microsoft sided with the cable industry in asking for more time to
implement a more flexible technology.
The FCC's order keeps the ban on cable operator deployment of
integrated set-top boxes, but defers the effective date of the ban by
12 months from July 2006 to July 2007. The 12-month deferral is
intended to afford cable operators additional time to investigate and
develop a downloadable security solution that will allow common
reliance by cable operators and consumer electronics manufacturers on
an identical software security function without the additional costs
of physical separation inherent in the CableCard solution.
The decision drew the strong opposition from the Consumer
Electronics Association (CEA). The group's president and CEO, Gary
Shapiro, urged the FCC to deny repeated efforts by the cable industry
to delay a competitive market for cable set-top boxes.
Cable operators complained that the 2006 deadline would have forced
them to raise monthly lease rates for new set tops, a move that could
lead to a loss of subscribers.
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