Category Archives: FCC

Collection of Groups Urges FCC to Pursue AllVid

Posted on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 by MegaZone

A slew of consumer electronics and consumer advocacy groups seem to have taken issue with a recent NCTA filing with the FCC, in which they argued against AllVid and for allowing the cable industry to basically do as they pleased. … Continue reading →

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TiVo Cites NY Times In Urging FCC to Intensify CableCARD Oversight

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by MegaZone

Apparently TiVo felt the same way that I did about a recent NY Times Gadgetwise Blog entry detailing the author’s difficulties in getting a TiVo Premiere provisioned with Time Warner Cable. The entry is typical of user complaints about cable … Continue reading →

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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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