The CEA weighed in at the FCC on the basic tier...
The CEA weighed in at the FCC on the basic tier encryption proceeding, saying it agreed with Boxee about the shortcomings inherent to the commitments made by the top six cable operators in docket 11-169 (CD July 31 p3). “If…
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the NCTA proposal is to be given serious consideration for adoption by the Commission as a rule, it needs to be clearer and far more detailed,” the CEA said in an ex parte letter. Device terms need to be defined, technology standards need to be identified, and they should be expected to be interoperable with retail products, the letter said. Technology licensing should be based on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, and licensing, testing and certification conditions should be subject to public comment before FCC approval, it said. If the agency is to proceed, it should terminate the exemption from home-networking requirements that digital transport adapters (DTAs) enjoy, the letter said. “Now that NCTA is open to equipping DTAs with an IP interface, a much simpler, far fairer, more transparent and standards-based solution is to simply revoke the blanket waiver for the inclusion, in DTAs, of the standard interface that will now be required in all other operator-provided devices.” Separately, NCTA General Counsel Rick Chessen discussed the cable operators’ commitments during a phone call with Deputy Media Bureau Chief Michelle Carey, an ex parte notice shows (http://xrl.us/bniwck).