FCC commissioners approved a rulemaking on cable- consumer electr...
FCC commissioners approved a rulemaking on cable- consumer electronics plug and play devices late Wednesday, said the Consumer Electronics Association. The agency did not publicize the notice of proposed rulemaking, and an FCC spokesman declined comment. The notice is…
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expected to solicit comment on dueling proposals from the National Cable & Telecommunications Association and the CEA on speeding retail availability of interactive program guides and other products for cable subscribers (CD June 28 p4). CEA lauded the rulemaking, with President Gary Shapiro saying it “promises to bring competition to the market by giving consumers the widest choices in both equipment and services. A competitive cable equipment market is still elusive 11 years after Congress required it.” An NCTA official declined to comment because the rulemaking was not publicly released. The notice had been expected to get a vote on circulation this week, after it was yanked from the agenda of Thursday’s FCC meeting less than 24 hours before the gathering convened. The FCC meeting was combined with a field hearing on broadcast localism. (See separate report in this issue.)