CEA Pres. Gary Shapiro met with all the FCC commissioners last we...
CEA Pres. Gary Shapiro met with all the FCC commissioners last week to argue against waivers for cable operators seeking an extension of a July 1, 2007 CableCARD integration ban deadline. A Pioneer official told an adviser to Comr.…
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Adelstein that the company might make devices similar to a Comcast limited capacity set-top if it were possible under Commission rules, said an ex parte. Pace Micro, which said in a separate filing it supports Charter’s waiver plea, took issue with Pioneer’s remarks, saying: “It is possible today for additional CE manufacturers to enter this market.” Harmonic supported Charter’s request, telling the FCC a waiver would give cable operators more time to convert customers to digital service. Charter pressed its case in meetings last week with aides to Comrs. Adelstein and Copps. Comments on the company’s request and a similar one from Verizon (CD Aug 31 p12) were due late Mon. NCTA remains the only party seeking a waiver that the FCC hasn’t sought public comments on. A request for comments on NCTA’s plan could be issued soon, an agency official told us. Comcast said an FCC waiver would help the switch to digital. “Low- cost set top boxes are crucial to that transition effort,” Comcast -- almost 1/2 its customers getting digital cable -- said in a filing: “Denial of the request would inevitably delay the transition.”