Cable Co.'s Take Hit in CableCard Fight

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
Date: August 22, 2006 11:28:09 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Cable Co.'s Take Hit in CableCard Fight
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Cable Co.'s Take Hit in CableCard Fight

The cable industry took a step back last week after a federal appeals  
court upheld the Federal Communications Commission's mandate  
requiring operators to distribute CableCard technology making set-top  
boxes no longer necessary to watch digital cable.


A D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously supported the FCC's  
"integration ban" requiring cable operators to separate fundamental  
decoding measures from encryption utilities in their set-top boxes.  
According to reports, the separation will allow digital subs to run  
their cable feed directly into a TV set- making the set-top box  
technology's latest eight-track player..


The credit card-sized CableCard fits into a specially-built port on  
digital TVs and several consumer electronic devices like TiVo's  
patented (ahem) digital video recorders and high-definition televisions.


The FCC originally set a deadline of January 2005 for cable operators  
to implement CableCards into their systems but was extended to July  
1, 2007. Cable subscribers wanting to boot their set-top boxes can  
thank the National Cable and Telecommunications Associations for the  
delay.

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