Tag Archives: FCC

Cable MSOs Get A Week’s Reprieve from New FCC Rules

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by MegaZone

Remember the new FCC rules which, among other things, mandated CableCARD self-installs starting August 1st? Well, due to a technicality, they’re now going into effect August 8th instead. Basically, while meant for August first, they take effect 30 days after … Continue reading →

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One Week Before the Deadline, Cox is Allowing CableCARD Self-Installs

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by MegaZone

With five says left before the August 1st deadline, Cox Communications has begun allowing customers to self-install CableCARDs, according to this post on TiVo Community from Sunday. They’ve even released self-install guides to help users with their Cisco or Motorola … Continue reading →

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Last Chance to Support TiVo’s FCC Waiver Request

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by MegaZone

A couple of week’s ago I posted about TiVo’s request for a waiver from the FCC to allow them to bring the four tuner TiVo Premiere Elite to market. Well, today is the last day to file comments, there are … Continue reading →

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The AllVid Tech Company Alliance Pushes the FCC to Keep the Pressure On MVPDs

Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by MegaZone

You may not have heard of The AllVid Tech Company Alliance, but you’re probably interested in their work. The alliance is made up of Best Buy, Google, Intel, Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America, Nagravision, RadioShack, Sony Electronics and TiVo, and … Continue reading →

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Cisco Updating Tuning Adapter Firmware Just In Time For New FCC Rules

Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by MegaZone

A new raft of FCC regulations, originally published October 14, 2010, go into effect August 1st, 2011. One of those new requirements is that MSOs provide their cable subscribers with tuning adapters that support a minimum of four content streams: … Continue reading →

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