TiVo asked the FCC Media Bureau to reconsider...

for exceeding its authority with some of the language in the waiver, which TiVo said will allow operators to “eviscerate the Commission’s CableCARD rules.” TiVo -- which had originally supported Charter’s petition -- said the waiver’s language improperly releases the cable operator from FCC-mandated obligations to provide customers with CableCARDs. TiVo also said that because Charter has provided no details on how its downloadable security system will work or if it will satisfy the integration ban after the waiver expires, the bureau’s support of the system in its waiver order went too far. “The Bureau erred in granting Charter relief that denies consumers the ability to use new CableCARD devices without notice or an opportunity to be heard -- relief that goes beyond Charter’s waiver request,” said TiVo. TiVo asked the bureau to alter the waiver to require Charter to continue to “supply and support CableCARDs to subscribers wishing to use new retail devices,” explicitly say no decision has been made on whether Charter’s system complies with the integration ban and clarify that no security system can comply with commission rules until its details have been presented to the FCC and exposed to public comment. Charter did not respond to a request for comment.