Lawyers for the NCTA and Time Warner Cable discussed with...
Lawyers for the NCTA and Time Warner Cable discussed with FCC officials potential solutions for letting customers with Clear-QAM capable devices continue receiving basic-tier signals should certain cable operators be allowed to encrypt them, an ex parte notice shows (http://xrl.us/bng7xo).…
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“We also discussed the relationship of potential equipment-based technical solutions, such as digital transport adapters or set-top boxes with home-networking capability, to the consumer protection measures proposed in the rulemaking, including offering free equipment to certain basic tier customers for a transitional period,” said the notice, which disclosed a meeting with Media Bureau Chief Bill Lake, Lyle Elder, an aide to Chairman Julius Genachowski, and other Media Bureau officials.